New data reveals differences in gene activity in the brains of men and women. They start in the womb and evolved millions of ...

Although heart cells and skin cells contain identical instructions for creating proteins encoded in their DNA, they're able ...

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their ...

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

Michael Buck, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School, recently received NIH funding to explore how molecular readers of DNA access and activate seemingly hidden genes.

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Researchers set a new world record for the fastest DNA sequencing, completing a whole genome in under four hours—a ...

An international team led by researchers from King's College London (KCL) has now found that stubbornly persistent blood ...

Napoleon I led an army of around 550,000 soldiers to invade Russia in June 1812, but they didn't make it home. | Microbiology ...

Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

By sequencing specimens from museum collections, researchers can fill these gaps, linking DNA sequences directly to vouchered ...

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