Sister cells are a pair of cells that share the same mother cell. In a new study published in Developmental Cell, researchers ...

A new approach reveals genetic interactions that contribute to heart defects. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at ...

Animals can be born with genetic or developmental issues that make it hard for them to live normal lives. They also can ...

After a shocking cardiac event in 2023 revealed clogged arteries, my doctors pointed to genetics—thanks, Mom and Dad.

Both bills were attacked in a press conference by Sen. Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, who said the bills threaten the ...

In the first instalment of a series to mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, Holly Chik and Shen Xinmei look ...

Two bills would ban transgender K-12 students from accessing restrooms and locker rooms and playing on girls’ sports teams.

What is the genetic architecture of local adaptation and what is the geographic scale over which it operates? We investigated patterns of local and convergent adaptation in five sympatric population ...

The main genes influencing eye color are OCA2 and HERC2. Both are located on human chromosome 15. Genes thought to interact with OCA2 and HERC2 to determine eye color include ASIP, IRF4, SLC24A4, ...

1 Departments of Medicine, Human Genetics, Epidemiology and Biostatistics ... We sought to identify the existence of somatic mutations occurring early in human development by ascertaining base-pair ...

“Because Milli is from Hong Kong, her genetics offer a rare opportunity for breeding a species whose parents are from the wild,” the aquarium wrote, adding that the pair’s future offspring ...

Examining the genes of the California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) – the first cephalopod to have its whole genome sequenced – researchers have finally found a unique chromosome pair. They ...