Researchers around the world are studying how the human brain achieves its extraordinary complexity. A team at the Central ...

People could take a genetic test to gauge their future risk of disease without worrying their life insurers would penalise ...

A rare genetic finding shows that GRIN2A mutations can directly trigger psychiatric illness. Early treatment insights point ...

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of ...

To get around that, a team of researchers recently did the largest gene/behavior association study within a single dog breed.

Analysis of 135,000 participants reveals 11 genetic regions tied to delayed gratification and shows shared biology with ...

A new study shows that RNA splicing, not just gene expression, holds powerful clues to why some mammals live far longer than ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. Chemical and genetic perturbations, such as ...

Cell division is a process of remarkable precision: during each cycle, the genetic material must be evenly distributed between the two daughter cells. To achieve this, duplicated chromosomes, known as ...

After dodging COVID-19 several times during the pandemic, flight attendant Angeliki Kaoukaki wondered if she was a medical anomaly. But she’s possibly among a small group of people who might have ...

The retired NFL star worked with biotech firm Colossal Biosciences to create the clone using a blood sample taken before Lua’s death. ‘That Has Never Been Tolerated in the Entire History of Our ...

Ultraviolet light causes damage to DNA, leads to cancer and photoaging: age spots and wrinkles. I was curious about this because UV is technically non-ionizing. A photon of UV doesn't have enough ...