The two main approaches for discovering disease genes reveal distinct aspects of biology, a new study shows. While both ...

The human genome is riddled with relics of viral infections—bits of DNA from viruses that have been inserted in human DNA ...

A team of scientists at the University of Seville has identified an essential process that protects DNA integrity in reproductive cells, providing new clues about how organisms avoid genetic defects ...

Researchers may have discovered the world's biggest spider web, a massive subterranean structure spanning over 100 square ...

Scientists are hopeful it will improve understanding of how genes work, what goes wrong in disease, and how to fix it.

A specific genetic detector could offer potential to doctors in reversing damages in the sensory cells of the inner ear, ...

In Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, microglia-the brain's immune defenders-can act as both protectors and aggressors, shaping how the disease progresses.

Experts have unearthed the world's largest web that's home to more than 110,000 arachnids, creating a nightmare megacity deep ...

Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations ...

Researchers discovered the world’s largest spiderweb housing 111,000 spiders in Greece’s Sulfur Cave, revealing a rare ...