Natural selection alters genes that control roundworms’ sense of smell. Artificial and natural selection affect…
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.
A new study published today, September 26, 2019, in The American Journal of Human Genetics…
If scientists could give living cells magnetic properties, they could perhaps manipulate cellular activities with…
If you could travel back in time 100,000 years, you’d find yourself living among multiple…
Guppies, a perennial pet store favorite, have helped a UC Riverside scientist unlock a key…
Researchers in Belgium present new findings on X chromosome reactivation. Vincent Pasque and his team…
Differences in how individual rats respond to ‘reward cues’, which have been linked to compulsive…
Study in mice first to connect genes, flu, and cardiovascular problems. People with severe flu…
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences and the Perelman School…
According to a genome-wide association study involving more than 470,000 people, a person’s genetic variants…
Salk scientists develop a new genome-editing tool that could help treat many disorders caused by…
Along the genome, proteins form liquid-like droplets that appear to boost the expression of particular…
Scientists at Harvard University have developed a way to vastly accelerate single-cell sequencing, an advance…
When it comes to regeneration, some animals are capable of amazing feats. If you cut…
The human brain owes its characteristic wrinkled appearance to its outer layer, the cerebral cortex.…
The human genome contains regions that “code” for proteins, which means they have instructions to…
Gene variants associated with alcohol dependence are also linked to the risk of psychiatric disorders…
A simple modification of a DNA base in small areas of the genome may explain…