There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Two new studies into lizard colors reveal how one species maintains its colorful diversity while others are losing their ...

A nearly 30-year study shows a strong long-term association between very high lipoprotein(a) levels and cardiovascular ...

If you place your thumb and pinky together and gently flex your wrist, you might notice a thin cord rise beneath the skin of ...

Three near-identical U.S. lizards have kept their identities for millions of years in a way that researchers compare to the ...

Potentially more than 90% of Alzheimer's disease cases would not occur without the contribution of a single gene (APOE), ...

In a study published in Nature Immunology on January 6, a research team led by Prof. Qian Youcun from the Shanghai Institute ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole story; you have a say in what they do.

Thanks to genetic science, gene editing, and techniques like cloning, it’s now possible to move DNA through time, studying ...

UCSF scientists engineered old fibroblast cells to turn their genes on and off in the same way as young fibroblasts. The old ...

From three morphs to one: Across 220 populations, the pattern is consistent: where "Hulk" arrives, yellow and orange throat ...