Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has transformed the way scientists understand genetics. With the ability to sequence DNA ...

Two independent research teams have finally figured out what makes cats orange. It turns out a special gene is responsible ...

IT has become widely accepted that within a cell genetic information is coded in the sequence of bases in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), that DNA can direct the synthesis both of itself and of ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic “marks” in a transition state between normal and pancreatic cancer cells in mice, and that the normal cells may ...

Epigenetic variation, like genetic variation, can be inherited and influence traits across generations. However, epigenetic ...

A few years ago, the advent of technology known as CRISPR was a major breakthrough in the scientific world. Developed from a ...

A new set of genes that contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk has been identified.

Research by German scientists into the genetic makeup of European potato varieties has revealed that, despite significant ...

This rare genetic condition causes hyperflexible joints, fragile skin, and possibly other symptoms, depending on which of 13 ...

Discover how an emerging technology called tRNA therapy could become the next big thing in genetic disease treatment.

With Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT), molecular genetics enables the correlation between changes in the structure and ...

Upon receiving information about the incident, residents rushed to the spot and discovered the grim reality. The elder son, ...