After decades of intense focus on genetics, the biomedical research community is undergoing a major shift, focusing on a new ...

The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Raffan and colleagues recently analyzed the genetic codes of 1,300 golden retrievers, and compared them to their behavioral ...

For example, the canine gene ADD2 was associated with fear of strangers, but in humans was related to depression. A key ...

By signing up to the service, Nucleus Genomics will profile DNA sequences of embryos and allow would-be parents to review ...

Experts estimate that genetic mutations account for about 10% of diseases, like Parkinson's, for example. The remaining 90% ...

Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and president of Rockefeller University, is well known in biology circles. Not so his wife, ...

Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a future of personalized understanding.

The identification of the remains was based on a contemporary osteological analysis, but they were subsequently lost and only ...

The Australian government has introduced legislation that will prevent life insurance companies from using adverse genetic ...

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

A US clinic is offering would-be parents the chance to select traits like height and intelligence to "genetically optimise" ...