A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...

A study has found gene variants that impact both addiction and education attainment in opposite directions -- a higher ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible.

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The gut microbiome has been a rising star in the world of health science over the last several years, garnering interest from both researchers and the general public. This is mostly due to its ...

By setting up both reactions side by side in a test tube, the team revealed a literal tug-of-war between two DNA-repair pathways acting on the same HTT repeat. Which side wins likely determines ...

AN ENLIGHTENING session, entitled ‘Emerging therapeutic frontiers in cardiology: what does the future hold?’, delivered at ...