Research reveals that DNA mutations may influence epigenetic clocks, raising new questions about the aging process.

Researchers have revealed new details about the CRISPR-Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex, a variant of the type I-E CRISPR-Cas system, ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle.

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...

A significant advancement in knowledge of the link between cognition and genetics has been made thanks to a study led by Université de Montréal graduate students Guillaume Huguet and Thomas Renne, ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) — Scientists have characterized the role of thousands of mutations in the BRCA2 cancer gene, findings that may help reassure worried patients about their cancer risk or guide doctors ...

While polyploidy provides genetic redundancy by allowing mutations without affecting survival ... theorem of natural selection and Susumu Ohno's neofunctionalisation by gene duplication—are not ...

While polyploidy provides genetic redundancy by allowing mutations without affecting ... and Susumu Ohno's neofunctionalization by gene duplication—are not mutually exclusive.