Inside a diseased cell, the genes are in chaos. Some are receiving signals to overproduce a protein. Others are reducing ...

Researchers have identified a distinct and reproducible gene expression program associated with neurotransmission in the ...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (U.K.) have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system—all ...

Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

Research uncovering the origin of pineoblastoma, a rare pediatric brain tumor, has also revealed a dependency across multiple ...

In the current study, we can already point to 17 additional genes with rare variants that are very likely to be causal.” It's the latest research to offer clues to the genetic nature of ADHD, which is ...

A research team led by scientists at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, has completed the most extensive genetic sequencing of a jararaca viper to date. The focus of the study was the genome ...

Researchers identified 9 novel genes linking violence-related distress to T17-high asthma in a study of ethnically diverse ...

Findings suggest that new genes can form by repurposing fragments of ancestral genes while incorporating entirely new coding regions (the protein-coding parts of the DNA). This innovative concept ...

Millions of unknown microbial genes discovered in Antarctica’s ocean reveal a hidden ecosystem that may influence carbon cycling and climate.