A study from the Institute for Basic Science discovered the role of mini-exon B in brain connectivity and function. This ...

Chinese scientists have challenged over a century of Darwinian theory, demonstrating that acquired traits can influence ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

Researchers have discovered the genetic region responsible for blackberries’ deploying of a type of pointy self-protection: ...

Associate professor Margaret Worthington supervised the project to identify the genetic pinpoints that could pave the way for breeders to speed up development of thornless varieties of blackberries.

Complex traits are influenced by genes and the environment, but especially the latter is difficult to pin down. This important study uses C. elegans to demonstrate that non-genetic differences in gene ...

Boris Johnson is reported to have had nine children while Elon Musk is said to have had 14. What is the psychology that ...

There are more male orange cats than females because this gene is located on the X-chromosome, which males only have one copy ...

Each time a cell divides, its telomeres grow shorter. When they become too short, the cell can no longer replicate. This ...

Flowers may grow with perfect symmetry, but new research from Cornell University reveals that their gene activity is ...