This article was authored by Dr Syeda Zubeda Medical Geneticist and Senior Genetic Counselor, Strand Life Sciences ...

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell because of their energy generating capabilities. These little ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the earliest stages of embryonic development. These mosaic mutations often go ...

Human cells usually contain two copies of most genes, one of which comes from the mother while the other comes from the father. It's long been thought that usually these two copies, or alleles of ...

Proteins are like Spider-Man in the multiverse. The underlying story is the same: each building block of a protein is based on a three-letter DNA code. However, change one letter, and the same protein ...

In many aspects of our lives, we find meaning in the order in which events occur. We buy into myths about "middle child ...

A groundbreaking gene-editing method from UT Austin is changing the game for treating complex genetic diseases like cystic ...

Mutations in "junk DNA" could be responsible for rare genetic cases of intellectual disability, new research hints. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

New Houston Methodist research has revealed that a protein associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have performed a comprehensive evaluation of five artificial ...

A new genetic study has found Indigenous Australians travelled over two distinct routes, and 100 kilometres of open water, to ...