Genetics

Scientists discover a genetic trigger for virgin birth in fruit flies, a mechanism that may be passed to future generations …

The Human Pangenome Reference Consortium expands on the Human Genome Project, including data from 47 individuals, to better understand genetic …

Researchers uncover a mechanism where the transcription factor SOX9, linked to several fatal cancers, unlocks and activates dormant genes.

International researchers find Asgard archaea microorganisms to be the origin of all complex life, revealing a crucial evolutionary transition.

46,000-year-old nematode reanimated from Siberian permafrost; shares survival genes with C. elegans. Cryptobiosis revealed.

Unlikely link discovered between number theory and genetics, offering new insights into neutral mutations and organism evolution.

Genetic causes of Raynaud’s phenomenon uncovered, revealing ADRA2A & IRX1 genes as keys to potential treatments.

Ancient DNA analysis reveals Machu Picchu workers hailed from diverse regions of the Inca Empire, offering new insights into society’s …

Researchers challenge the assumption that carriers of single-allele genetic defects are asymptomatic, indicating rare diseases may be common.

Research links both recent and chronic cannabis use to significant alterations in human DNA methylation patterns.