Genetic differences that contribute to how long a person will live and their risk of Alzheimer's disease have been identified ...

The science has proven that gene therapies are effective treatments, and they have given hope to patients and their families ...

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that's capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The ...

The pair had helped identify a still-unnamed disease, which they had tied to a particular gene and to a particular somatic ...

The salivary amylase gene, known as AMY1, is already known to have helped us adapt to eating carbs. It encodes amylase, an ...

In an article published in Evolutionary Applications, researchers from the University of Agder (UiA) and the Institute of ...

The $150 test usually gives people results in less than two weeks but experts warn that the information might be “harmful” to ...

The genetics behind the alternating sexes of walnut trees have been revealed by biologists at the University of California, ...

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that’s capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The breakthrough could explain how adult brain cells take advantage of developmental ...

"Variations in the ALDH2 gene can cause acetaldehyde dehydrogenase to work at a slower rate, leading to a buildup of acetaldehyde levels in the body." Acetaldehyde is also linked to some of the ...

Researchers have found significant geographical variation in the genetic material of blue mussels. This means that they do ...