The study suggests the genetic instructions modern animals use to build complex bodies were already being written in these ...

For patients with disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, mutations in the same gene could require different treatments, according to new research from Yale School of Medicine (YSM).

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...

Researchers have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which increase disease risk in the noncoding regions our DNA, which make up the vast majority of the human genome.

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of ...

RIKEN researchers have demonstrated the protective effects of a specific genetic mutation against Alzheimer's disease in ...

Learn about haemophilia, a genetic blood disorder, on World Haemophilia Day 2025. Know its causes, symptoms, and preventive ...

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues.

Scientists at The Jackson Laboratory have discovered how aging blood stem cells acquire mutations that give them a growth ...

GenomeIndia project publishes preliminary findings from sequencing 10,000 Indian genomes, highlighting unique genetic ...

Canada Gairdner Awards recognize the world’s most accomplished researchers whose work is improving our understanding of human ...