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

Your genetic code is not as logical as it could be. What if we could rewrite our genetic code, and make it more efficient, ...

Three-year-old Nathaniel Clayton started having problems with his vision when he was just six months old. After numerous ...

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

Pyrrolysine is an important component of methyltransferase enzymes, which the archaea use to metabolize methylamine in the environment. “The need for that metabolism and availability of the machinery ...

A US clinic is offering would-be parents the chance to select traits like height and intelligence to "genetically optimise" their future babies on top of the usual screenings for hereditary diseases.

Disease development is often shaped by genetics, with how much or how little a gene is expressed influencing disease risk.

Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.

A new study shows that RNA splicing, not just gene expression, holds powerful clues to why some mammals live far longer than ...

New research reveals that standard screening misses most people with a common inherited cholesterol disorder. A Mayo Clinic study reports that current genetic screening guidelines overlook most people ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

Neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and multiple sclerosis, are major causes of disability and mortality, ...