It's a common misconception that our genetic makeup is a perfectly even split between our mother and father. While true for many aspects, a closer look at the intricate dance of chromosomes reveals a ...

Australian researchers have for the first time pinpointed specific genetic changes that increase the risk of severe, ...

Opus Genetics (Nasdaq: IRD) (“Opus Genetics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing gene therapies to restore vision and prevent blindness in patients with inherited ...

For numerous fundamental processes of life, the formation of certain protein patterns is essential. Protein pattern formation ...

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

Amid an outpouring of obesity data Monday, Wave Life Sciences and Structure Therapeutics were among the biotechs jockeying to ...

When DNA breaks, cells must repair it accurately to prevent harmful mutations. Researchers have discovered that during a key ...

F rom the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a ...

Scientists have identified a previously unseen layered organization inside one of the brain’s most important memory hubs.

From the 1950s through the early 2000s, exotic wildlife in Texas existed largely as a passion project for wealthy ranch owners. That changed in 2014 when Brian Gilroy, an entrepreneur with a strong ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have shown that DNA inflexibility, or rigidity, inside the ...