Curated collection highlights research on facial development, birth defects, and natural variation

A study examines how early embryonic development can go awry

The discovery sheds new light on our understanding of the genetic complexity underpinning variations in human pigmentation

New research highlights that the evolution of these extraordinary animals and other rorquals was also anything but ordinary

To date, gene expression in tumors has been typically profiled by capturing messenger RNAs; however, they represent only a fraction of the molecules detected

Two UCLA researchers have come up with a computational tool that increases the reliability of measuring how strongly genes are expressed in an individual cell, even when the cell is barely reading certain genes

Researchers show that the common house spider and its arachnid relatives have dispensed with a gene involved in creating segmented heads, instead recycling leg genes to accomplish the task

Recent discovery sheds light on how humans who live in close quarters with malaria-carrying mosquitos may evolve defenses against the disease

The specimen's exceptionally small stature and multiple skeletal abnormalities, including a cone-shaped skull, led to widespread speculation on its origin

Prof. Neil Shubin finds modern-day vertebrates share toolkit that formed fishes’ dorsal fins