All starting from the same DNA, neurons ultimately take on individual characteristics in the brain and body. Differences in ...

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress.

The enigmatic facial morphology of our Neanderthal cousins, characterized by a robust and prominent jaw, finds part of its explanation in the least known areas of our genetic heritage. A team ...

A U.S. biological research institute has developed a new genetic modification technique that promises a wide range of organism mutations while being safer than the ...

Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right ...

Nucleome Therapeutics ('Nucleome' or 'the Company'), an immunology company tackling the root causes of disease through a revolutionary new approach to solving human genetics, is delighted that its ...

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Scientists have discovered a way to look at how DNA functions inside living cells, paving the way for techniques to pinpoint how changes can lead to illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. The ...