Could a novel approach to genetic studies give us a clearer picture of how evolutionary adaptations occur? That's what the ...

Polymerase expression and activity are highly regulated in cells during development by genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. There are few human diseases that have been linked to mutations or defects ...

An international research team has identified key genetic factors that confer protective effects against Alzheimer's disease (AD) through a comprehensive genetic analysis of East Asian populations, ...

An international research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has identified key genetic ...

Research in genetics and biotechnology has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, offering new hope for the treatment ...

Huntington’s disease symptoms are linked to expanding DNA repeats (CAG) that become toxic in brain cells over time The "ticking DNA clock" accelerates after 80 repeats, killing neurons within ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

The researchers discovered differences in a process called DNA methylation in people who used marijuana. DNA methylation ...

Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in human embryos could significantly lower the likelihood of developing ...

This type of "somatic expansion" occurs in only the specific types of brain cells that later die in Huntington's disease. Only once a cell's DNA expansion reaches a threshold number of CAGs ...