Structural variants (SVs) are alterations in the DNA sequence that involve large-scale changes, typically longer than 50 base pairs. Advances in long-read sequencing have significantly increased ...

There are a number of C. trachomatis gene products that exhibit variability and may modulate disease severity (Figure 3). The major categories of variable chlamydial gene products and their roles in ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are small ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only minor ...

Genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology by allowing direct modification of DNA. While the benefits are tremendous, the ethics of genetic engineering raise ...

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

The phenomenon of parallel evolution, whereby similar genomic and phenotypic changes occur across replicated pairs of populations or species, is widely studied. Nevertheless, the determining factors ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Natural genetic variations profoundly impact drug target interactions causing ...

NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Medical researchers helped tame a worldwide pandemic, but they may be powerless against the financial disease rapidly spreading from Washington. The Trump ...

Traditional cattle breeding has always involved modifying the genetics of animals, but the term “genetic modification” is often associated with more modern biotechnologies like genetic engineering and ...

Malaria remains one of the deadliest diseases in the world, with nearly 600,000 deaths recorded in 2023, the vast majority ...