The male-determining sex chromosome has lost 97 percent of its ancestral genes in the last 300 million years. If that rate ...

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

The human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 ...

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some men don't ...

A new study, published today in Nature Communications, reveals the specific genetic factors linked to the presence of ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

Tuesday’s Houghton County Board of Commissioners meeting attracted more than 400 residents to the Courthouse regarding a ...

A new wave of gene therapy treatments offer a new lease on life for people with inherited diseases such as haemophilia. But ...

Many psychiatric disorders share symptoms and most people who receive a psychiatric diagnosis will be diagnosed with more ...

A new, highly complete Wagyu cattle genome assembled by researchers, together with the USDA, reveals extensive genetic detail ...

Analysis of more than 1 million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a ...

An evolutionary "trap" has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise—yet persists all the same.