Neurological diseases are typically associated with a multitude of molecular changes. But out of these thousands of changes in gene
Powerful new approach helps understand molecular alterations in neurological disease
Not junk: ‘Jumping gene’ is critical for early embryo: Gene that makes up a fifth of the human genome is not a parasite, but key to the first stages of embryonic development
A so-called “jumping gene” that researchers long considered either genetic junk or a pernicious parasite is actually a critical regulator
Cells stop dividing when this gene kicks into high gear: Discovery — centered on a gene called CD36 — illuminates a process tied to the aging of cells and organisms
Scientists seeking to unlock the secrets of cellular aging have identified a gene that triggers senescence, a phenomenon in which
Improved ape genome assemblies provide new insights into human evolution: Better understanding of genetic influences on primate and human brain differences was also gained through comparative organoid models
New, higher-quality assemblies of great ape genomes have now been generated without the guidance of the human reference genome. The
Framework identifies genetic missense mutations linked to autism spectrum disorder
Missense mutations occur when there is a change in one gene’s DNA base pair, and the change results in the
How binging creates alcohol tolerance in flies: Activity of fruit fly gene provides new insight into neurobiology of alcohol tolerance
Repeated exposure to large quantities of alcohol may lead to tolerance by reducing the activity of a protein that regulates
Gut bacteria drive belly fat, but are genes or diet to blame?
Increasing amounts of evidence now point to the importance of the collections of bacteria found in our guts — often
Genes, environment and schizophrenia—new study finds the placenta is the missing link
Hiding in plain sight, new research shines a spotlight on the placenta’s critical role in the nature versus nurture debate
A new Achilles’ heel of blood cancer: New potential target identified to fight acute myeloid leukemia
AML is not a single disease. It is a group of leukemias that develop in the bone marrow from progenitors
Profiling the genome hundreds of variations at a time: A CRISPR-Cas9 high-throughput strategy creates the possibility to rapidly profile and identify genes and DNA sequence variations key to different traits and diseases
Geneticists have been using model organisms ranging from the house mouse to the single-cell bakers’ yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, to study