Genetics
In evolutionary biology, there is a deeply rooted supposition that you can't go home again: Once an organism has evolved specialized traits, it can't...
UA geneticists have discovered the oldest known genetic branch of the human Y chromosome – the hereditary factor determining male sex.
The new...
Some of the dramatic differences seen among patients with schizophrenia may be explained by a single gene that regulates a group of other...
The research shows that people with particular variations in a stretch of DNA within the FTO gene, called intron 8, could be at greater risk of...
Building on earlier pioneering work by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an international consortium of university researchers...
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have achieved a major advance in...
Small stretches of DNA in the human genome are known as "pseudogenes" because, while their sequences are nearly identical to those of various genes,...
Despite years of research, the genetic factors behind many human diseases and characteristics remain unknown. The inability to find the complete...
The field of genetics has made headlines with groundbreaking advancements in recent years. The applications for genetic testing have expanded to...
The most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, fragile X syndrome, turns some brain cells into chatterboxes, scientists at...
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