For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

Analysis of 135,000 participants reveals 11 genetic regions tied to delayed gratification and shows shared biology with ...

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

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.

The newly described microbe represents a world of parasitic, intercellular biodiversity only beginning to be revealed by ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in communication, behavior and ...

Every function in a cell is associated with a particular protein or group of proteins, typically in a well-defined ...

Evo’s success wasn’t limited to proteins. When they tested a different toxin that had an RNA-based inhibitor, the system ...

Why do no two human faces look quite the same? Although we all follow the same biological blueprint, our features—the curve ...

Researchers have found a new way to reactivate fetal hemoglobin without the need for gene-editing therapy, according to a new study.

Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a ...

New whole-genome sequencing data reveals how strongly DNA shapes everyday traits, closing the long-standing gap in ...