Humans are now known to have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes, but researchers still have much to learn about these small ...

In a nutshell Scientists discovered that random DNA mutations don’t just cause local damage, they trigger widespread changes ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have pinpointed the Andes Mountains as the birthplace of the infamous Irish ...

A research team performed a large-scale genome analysis of Japanese and European populations and discovered gene regions (genetic polymorphisms) related to allergic sensitization. Some of these ...

Researchers report in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology that ocean acidification could shift the male-female ratios in oysters, creating more females over time and impacting future population ...

During his inauguration speech Monday, President Trump promised to make America binary again.

A new computational tool improves the analysis of genetic data, making it easier and faster to study the evolutionary relationships between species.

Evolution is the basis of biological diversity, driven by mechanisms that allow organisms to adapt and survive. One such ...

Hidden beneath the dunes, a mysterious creature glides through the sand. This is not one of the giant worms of Arrakis in ...

Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting tools in biomedicine to gain a better understanding of brain diseases and behavioural disorders ...

New research looked at how cancers arise in children who are predisposed to developing the childhood kidney cancer, Wilms tumour, which could help anticipate the development of tumours before they ...