A study by IRB Barcelona reveals that transfer RNA (tRNA) genes accumulate mutations at a frequency up to nine times higher ...

Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured ...

Scientists have uncovered new genetic causes of diabetes in infants, pointing to a region of the genome that has long been ...

Not all parts of our genetic code are equal, even when they appear to say the same thing. Scientists have discovered that cells can detect less efficient genetic instructions and selectively silence ...

On the surface, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are very different neurodegenerative ...

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a polygenetic disorder that increases the risk of hip osteoarthritis. A new ...

Clinical genome sequencing now delivers genetic diagnoses for about 1 in 4 suspected rare disease patients, guiding targeted ...

It’s pancakes for breakfast, or I fear my kids will have me murdered. (I don’t usually eat pancakes, but it’s my cheat day.) I would like to say that I use a family recipe passed down to me from my ...

Roses are among the most economically significant ornamental plants worldwide, with widespread applications in the cut ...

Tracking how blood cancers develop over time has uncovered important genetic differences between patients whose disease stays ...

Genetics, right? Sort of. Scientists just learned it’s a bit more nuanced than high school biology.