A genetic master map of ancient grasses could be the key to future-proofing global food supplies, according to a new study ...

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Project MinE, an international consortium co-founded by researchers at King's College London, has identified new genetic variants that play a role in the development of motor neuron disease (MND).

Genome duplication probably gave biodiversity a decisive evolutionary boost. A Chinese-German research team led by Axel Meyer ...

For the first time, a stem cell model has produced a structure resembling an early human embryo with a yolk-sac-like structure, from a single starting stem cell population and without direct genetic ...

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath ...

A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear for the first time. In a small trial, scientists used a single injection into the inner ear to deliver a working copy of a critical ...

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The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

Here’s why some muscle groups respond faster (or slower) to strength training—and what you can do about it.

APOE4 homozygosity increased risk for psychosis in Alzheimer disease, with women vs men showing higher odds for delusions and hallucinations.