A massive genetic study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of how DNA contributes to personality, identifying genetic ...

Chromosome mapping reveals taxonomic clues, stable genomes in bee orchids and the first reported autotriploid form of the ...

Two-day workshop training researchers, doctors in DNA profiling, forensic identification and molecular diagnostics ...

Fluorescent probes targeting newly discovered tandem repeats are turning the tiny, lookalike chromosomes of citrus into ...

Fatty liver disease is characterized by the accumulation of triglycerides—a type of fat—in the liver. The disease has a ...

Whenever a cell divides, it has to split its chromosomes perfectly between two daughter cells, and even a single mistake can be disastrous. Now, researchers from Japan have found that one of the key ...

Scientists have identified dozens of genetic regions linked to fat buildup in the liver, including many not previously ...

A single DNA letter beside the gene MECP2 lowered its output by 30% in human neurons, and it may help explain autism in boys.

New research decoding their DNA is helping to shed light on how the collapse and slow, scattered return of herds to the ...

A record player-like microscope and computer simulations solve a longtime mystery, showing that metal ions bridge DNA strands that would normally repel.

A comparative genome study and squid embryo experiment explore how folded DNA may shape cephalopod gene regulation.