When it comes to genetics, we inherit half of our DNA from our mother and half from our father. While many traits are ...

Science is rarely straightforward. Many times, scientists embark on a study looking for evidence for a particular hypothesis, ...

A study originally focusing on cancer has shown that amyloids — proteins typically linked to neurodegenerative diseases like ...

POLG-related diseases disrupt the function of the mitochondria, or "powerhouses" of the cell — starving them of energy.

DNA is a mosaic of genetic fragments passed down through generations, but its clarity diminishes over time. While modern testing can trace ancestry through shared markers, the depth of this insight ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally associated with inherited cancer risk. Thousands of ...

Baccarelli, who studies how environmental toxins could trigger changes in DNA methylation and gene expression, also takes an agnostic view. Many studies from the early 2000s, particularly those ...

As previously mentioned, mitochondrial DNA in humans is always inherited from a person's mother (Figure 4). As a result, we share our mitochondrial DNA sequence with our mothers, brothers ...

The study focused on DNA sequences inherited at conception, known as a person's germline genome, rather than on mutations that can accumulate during a person's lifetime as cells divide during ...

The study focused on DNA sequences inherited at conception, known as a person's germline genome, rather than on mutations that can accumulate during a person's lifetime as cells divide during ...