The type of salamander called axolotl, with its frilly gills and widely spaced eyes, looks…
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 University College London-led research team has, for the first time, identified specific regions of…
Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused…
A combination of two previously studied osteoarthritis drugs works better than either drug alone. People…
New evidence shows the first building blocks of life on Earth may have been messier…
Emerging viral infections — from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections — pose major…
America’s most widely consumed oil, soybean oil, linked to metabolic and neurological changes in mice.…
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that cells from children with…
How did the monstrous giant squid – reaching school-bus size, with eyes as big as…
New viruses that cause diseases often come from animals. Well-known examples of this are the…
Protein could be key to saving crops endangered by extreme weather or climate change. New…
Despite great efforts in medicine and science, more than 400,000 people worldwide are still dying…
Specific insulin-like peptide regulates how beetle ‘weapons’ grow, revealing how larval nutrition leads to differently…
Vision is a crucial sense for most animals, and vertebrates have evolved a highly adaptable…
With the growth of home DNA testing, online services such as GEDMatch, MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA…
Field trials in the Northwest and Southwest show that poplar trees can be genetically modified…
Bacterial exposure has been identified as a potential environmental risk factor in developing celiac disease,…
That size, shape, and structure of organisms can evolve at different speeds is well known,…