In bees, for example, sex differentiation of larvae into queen, worker, or drone is based on an interplay of environmental ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes. A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the study ...

When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: ...

The lab-generated eggs could be fertilized with sperm, but were riddled with chromosomal abnormalities. Most embryos stopped ...

Scientists in America have developed a technique that could eventually allow babies to be born without the need for a ...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University research teams were among 13 funded ...

Population bottlenecks caused by stark population loss due to illness or habitat destruction caused mammals' disease immunity ...

Karyotype analysis is fundamental to understanding genetic makeup, diversity, and adaptation in plants. Yet, distinguishing ...

CRISPR-Cas systems are adaptive immune systems found in prokaryotes that defend against invading nucleic acids through CRISPR ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated the idea of adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the Vaccine ...

In a new study conducted at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, researchers from the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) have shown that the loss of a key male fertility gene leads to ...

Every new life begins after a genetic shuffle. When organisms make eggs or sperm, maternal and paternal chromosomes pair up ...