Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have developed some of the first robust laboratory models of a ...

Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have uncovered the hidden code governing how genetic mutations affect RNA splicing and result in disease. The researchers were able to ...

We are now in the second great wave of the genetic revolution, not defined by reading the human code of life, but by rewriting it.

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking genetic map. This resource identifies individuals at risk for high cholesterol and heart disease. It works ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Scientists have long thought of DNA as an instruction manual written in the four- chemical bases—A, C, T, and G—that make up the genetic code. The prevailing belief was that by decoding these ...

Scientists have long believed that a universal genetic code serves as a blueprint for all life on Earth, dictating the structure and function of organisms from the simplest bacteria to complex humans.

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced ...

A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...

A new medication for treatment-resistant depression may help a subset of people who carry a specific genetic marker.

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...