This study identifies 47,350 enhancers active in human neurons during differentiation and links some to genes involved in ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

An artistic depiction of a chromosome that is missing some of its "lights," representing rare diseases where people are missing relatively large portions of their genome from one parent.

In a new JAMA Dermatology study, scientists at King's College London found that changes in two parts of the genome work ...

Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

This week at AAAS, PNNL scientists and colleagues discuss phenomics, exposomics, and the factors that influence DNA ...

Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion ...

For the first time, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers have studied how work, volunteering and leisure activities ...

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland likes the potential of newborn testing, but she says her Stamford, Connecticut, company is ...

In an article published in Molecular Cell, scientists have discovered how the three-dimensional organization of DNA in our cells influences genes across multiple generations. By manipulating ...