GIANT Research Shows Large Number of Genes Linked to Human Height
A newly published study from the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium gives scientists a better look at the biology of height and…
A newly published study from the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium gives scientists a better look at the biology of height and…
A study by the international Coffee and Caffeine Genetics Consortium looked at DNA samples and data sets from the coffee-drinking habits of 120,000 people of…
Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered an on-and-off “switch” in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging. In our…
A team of scientists has developed a test procedure that significantly increases the prospect of identifying genetic diseases quickly and reliably based on analyses of…
New research from the Max Planck Institute shows that the rhythm of segmentation is influenced by a Doppler effect that arises from gene expression waves…
A newly published study details how researchers at The Scripps Research Institute were able to create the first living organism with an expanded genetic alphabet….
In a newly published study, MIT researchers show that a new gene-editing technique, known as CRISPR, can reverse a rare liver disorder caused by a…
A recently held symposium by the HMS Department of Genetics asked experts to consider how genetic research can help people colonize other planets. If you…
Researchers discover that mice without the FAT10 gene have an elevated metabolic rate, burn fat as fuel, exhibit reduced glucose and insulin levels, and age…
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine have discovered a key link between tumors and healthy tissue, revealing a potential mechanism used by cancer cells…
Scientists have discovered that a substance called N-acetylglucosamine has the ability to enhance defense mechanisms against neurodegenerative diseases, clear toxic protein aggregates and extend life…
A new study shows that the IRX3 gene controls body mass and regulates body composition, and appears to be the functional obesity gene. Mutations within…
Yale researchers find new hope for safe and novel painkillers from the venom of the Peruvian green velvet tarantula. Screening more than 100 spider toxins,…
An international team of scientists has identified a gene linking brain structure to intelligence, finding that teenagers carrying a particular gene variant had a thinner…
In a newly published study, Yale researchers detail a genetic mutation associated with congenital heart disease that disrupts a key signaling mechanism and leads to…
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have shown that in some organisms the genetic switches that control DNA replication are unnecessary and that cells will…
A new hair restoration method developed by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center is the first to induce new human hair growth. New York, New…
A new analysis of little-explored regions of the human genome has revealed dozens of cancer triggers. A massive data analysis of natural genetic variants in…