In many animals, nutrition—not genetic differences—controls the appearance of certain physical traits

Gene duplication has been proposed as playing a key role in innovation since the 1970s, but latest findings add important empirical evidence to support this theory

Brad Johnson, an expert on skeletal muscle growth in cattle, helped lead a study examining ways to increase marbling in beef without increasing overall fatness.

The gene therapy treatment was designed to slow or stop sight loss, however, two of the patients experienced a significant improvement in vision that was sustained for at least four years

Largest-ever analysis of microbial data reveals an ecological law concluding 99.999 percent of species remain undiscovered

The new genetic data reveal two big changes in prehistoric human populations that are closely linked to the end of the last Ice Age around 19,000 years ago

Researchers at the University of Leicester have solved the three-dimensional structure of a gene repression complex that is known to play a role in cancer

This critical link could help researchers better understand cancer and diabetes pathways

Researchers  hope the finding will allow them to cut off the microbes’ ability to survive what doctors and nature can throw at them

Researchers achieve real-time single molecule electronic DNA sequencing at single-base resolution using a protein nanopore array—a future platform for precision medicine