New research challenges traditional idea about relationship between alcohol use and brain size. For years,…
Browsing: Genetics
Genetics is the branch of biology that studies genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It explores how DNA encodes the instructions for life, influencing traits, evolution, and susceptibility to disease. From understanding the structure of the genome to mapping gene expression and editing with technologies like CRISPR, genetics underpins modern medicine, biotechnology, and evolutionary biology. Research in this field reveals how genetic mutations cause disorders, how genes interact with the environment, and how inherited information drives diversity across species. As sequencing and computational tools advance, genetics continues to transform our understanding of biology, health, and human identity.
New research on ancient rhino tooth could unlock evolution mysteries. Researchers from the University of…
When scientists discovered a worm deep in an aquifer nearly one mile underground, they hailed…
The endangered Hawaiian duck, or koloa, the only endemic duck remaining on the main Hawaiian…
An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute…
You’ve probably seen a lichen, even if you didn’t realize it. If you’ve ever meandered…
A study on mice shows animal research may need to take into account the connection…
Scientists computed a zoo of millions of alternate genetic polymer molecular structures, giving context for…
CRISPR: More than just for gene editing? Researcher finds a new use for revolutionary gene-splicing…
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich, Germany, together with colleagues at…
Paul Blainey’s technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics, and drug screening. Microfluidics — the science…
Crack open a biology textbook and you will find a standard icon of molecular biology:…
Working with model mice, post-mortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, researchers at the RIKEN…
Salk scientists discover how microprotein PIGBOS could be a target for cancer. As the tools…
Plants are evolutionary champions, dominating Earth’s ecosystems for more than a billion years and making…
The first complete genetic sequences of individual mountain lions point the way to better conservation…
Greater understanding of phenomena could enable unprecedented control over gene expression. Magnetogenetics — the idea…
The molecules of life are twisted. But how those familiar strands in DNA’s double helix…