With the GAL4/UAS system introduced so far, we have been able to genetically manipulate "which cells express what."The ...

Services that allow you to find blood relatives through DNA testing are widely used for genealogical research overseas.

Your DNA is constantly changing. And if it weren’t for genetic mutations, evolution wouldn’t exist. So, what would life be like if that stopped? What causes your DNA to change? How would your life ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies, known as "sister chromatids," are held together by a ring-shaped protein ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health traits. By probing regions of DNA previously linked to disease, the work has ...

A microscopic organism from a freshwater pond is playing by a different set of genetic rules. The newly identified protist, ...

Limiting inherited genetic testing to younger people with cancer would have missed most of those who carry a cancer-risk gene ...