In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered a way to manipulate the very fabric of life by using light to reshape ...

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who ...

New research reveals that certain cells inactivate one parent’s copy of a gene, leading to a bias in gene activity that may ...

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan M ost of us remember two ...

Variants in DDX53 and other X-linked genes offer genetic insights into the higher prevalence of ASD in males. A recent study ...

Conventional investigations of the genetic contributors to Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk and progression have ignored the role of the X-chromosome, primarily due to technical analysis limitations.

A study at UT Arlington sequencing the pest's genome could help prevent outbreaks. Bedbugs—the mere mention of these tiny, ...

Canadian researchers have identified the DDX53 gene as a contributor to autism, which opens up a whole new area of ...