In laboratory experiments, some in human cells and others in mouse cells, researchers found that the process for copying mtDNA (or replication), an essential aspect to energy production, is prone to stalling

Imaging fingerprint can map critical cell changes several days sooner than current method

The research is a major step forward for efforts to study the genetic basis of adaptation and evolution

A new, still experimental, technique known as in vitro gametogenesis is poised to usher in the next era in reproductive and regenerative medicine.

Researchers are working  to develop an easy, inexpensive genetic test to help ranchers improve cattle distribution by breeding hill-climbing cows

Implications also for understanding Zika virus-caused microencephaly

The findings may settle a fundamental question in molecular biology and could help scientists develop new therapies for diseases such as cancer where abnormal amounts of protein accumulate

Johns Hopkins research could lead to more precise ways to target tumor growth

The new study shows that siblings with ASD had much higher levels of damaging mutations in essential genes compared to their non-affected siblings

Researchers open new avenues for the development of precision therapeutics targeting RNA