A research group has demonstrated that overexpression of Cdc10-dependent transcript 1 (CDT1), a key regulator of DNA ...

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

A virus carried by 95% of adults from childhood may trigger bladder cancer decades later by damaging cells during immune ...

A one millimeter worm is helping scientists rethink what controls the pace of aging. By tracing how its tiny brain senses the world and broadcasts hormonal commands, researchers are starting to see ...

This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.

General childhood infectious virus, called as BK virus may drive bladder cancer by being dormant in kidneys, providing new ...

The first 100 bases of many genes show excess mutations, revealing a major genomic weak spot that shapes disease risk and ...

A research team from Flinders University found that small, circular pieces of genetic material called circular RNAs might ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

They found that in women ages 20 to 32, about 1 in 5 eggs carried a chromosome error. But after 32, that number started ...

This toxin, called colibactin, is made by certain strains of E. coli and other microbes that naturally live in the human gut.

Scientists reviewed DNA damage patterns triggered by the cell's antiviral defences after controlled exposure to the BK virus ...