An international team of geneticists, public health specialists and environmental scientists from Greenland, Denmark and ...

Yale researchers have created "Ochre," a genomically recoded organism that enables the production of synthetic proteins with ...

A study led by USC Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ruishan Liu has uncovered how specific genetic mutations influence ...

This change in gene expression due to secondhand smoke exposure may make children more vulnerable to disease as adults.

But, efforts to improve environmental conditions, restore habitats, grow populations, and introduce new animals for breeding and maintaining and sometimes even increasing genetic diversity in species.

Researchers use CRISPR to overcome seemingly insurmontable reproductive barriers — but that doesn't mean this could work for ...

A new study has unveiled the genetic mechanism controlling citric acid content in jujube fruit, identifying a natural ...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species but new research shows conservation efforts are helping to ...

An international research team has identified key genetic factors that confer protective effects against Alzheimer's disease (AD) through a comprehensive genetic analysis of East Asian populations, ...

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Over 1,000 genes may serve as possible treatment targets for individuals with kidney disease, according to a new study. By creating the most complete and detailed genetic 'map' of kidney function to ...

New research reveals that despite decades of overfishing, shortfin mako sharks in the Atlantic still have relatively high ...