The gene that decides orange is on the X chromosome The orange coat colour in cats is controlled by a gene called O (for ...

Repetitive DNA and the D1 protein help matching fruit fly chromosomes recognize one another before eggs form.

For couples who go through in vitro fertilization, few outcomes are as dispiriting as the repeated failure of seemingly ...

Why a study of 1.14 million people produced opposite headlines from the same paperAt the beginning of September, a paper was ...

A new study sheds light on one of the great enigmas of microbiology: why only certain strains of common bacteria become pandemic pathogens. The work, published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Autism spectrum disorder, also known simply as autism or ASD, is a developmental disorder that can vary widely from one patient to another. It can affect how people behave, socialize, or communicate ...

The idea is well-founded in academic research. Humans have been observed to select partners with similar physical, personality, and demographic traits, which can impact the genetics of ...

A rare genetic mutation could help to explain why some people who don’t smoke still develop lung cancer.

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

A study reveals that Africa's low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of local mosquito populations. Research by scientists at the High Meadows ...

A rapidly evolving understanding of inheritable ILD, including telomere and surfactant gene variants, is reshaping how clinicians think about genetic testing.

Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while others do not? New research by Giacomo Bignardi and his colleagues from Max Planck ...