The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

Humans have the remarkable ability to remember the same person or object in completely different situations. We can easily ...

Evidence from multiple model systems supports a shift away from heme transport and toward metabolic dysfunction and oxidative stress as key drivers of TANGO2 deficiency.

Potentially more than 90% of Alzheimer's disease cases would not occur without the contribution of a single gene (APOE), ...

With climate change steadily dismantling the icy habitat essential to their existence, new research suggests polar bears are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive. The species is ...

A team led by Professor Andrew Grotzinger of the University of Colorado Boulder has identified why multiple psychiatric disorders often co-occur. Their research shows that genetically related ...

NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a ...

Pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics are increasingly recognised as playing a pivotal role in the advancement of personalised medicine, especially in the ...

Out of the ashes of Ohio’s Democratic Party last week arose a peculiar phoenix: U.S. Senator Stephen Young, 73, who announced that he was going to take control of the state party and did not care what ...

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