Before understanding how genetics plays its role in muscle Building, let’s see what the basics of genetics are. So, at the ...

Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly important ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

Maternal genetics have an outsized role to play, as they shape body's response to stress, ability to fight with infections ...

What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

Have you ever wondered why your best friend loves cilantro while you think it tastes like soap? Or why your sibling can’t stand brussels sprouts but you find them irresistible? The answer lies in your ...

Scientists used precise gene-editing to grow larger African eggplants. Credit: Zachary Lippman, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Tomatoes come in all kinds of colors, sizes, and flavors. But what’s going ...

An international research team led by Hiroki Shibuya at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has solved a genetic mystery and revealed a previously unknown way that DNA can ...

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers described the case in a new study, ...

Wood warblers, also called New World warblers, are some of the most colorful birds in North America, with more than a hundred ...