The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

A UNLV-led study found that a gene that causes myotonic dystrophy also causes autism spectrum disorder. It could help with ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which the α-synuclein protein abnormally aggregates within brain ...

A newly discovered compound appears to counter common mutations behind POLG-related diseases, rare conditions that harm ...

Krystal Tsosie, Diné, stands before a mural in Eagle Butte, S.D., on the Cheyenne River Reservation. Tsosie is a geneticist, ...

Scientists found a compound that appears to counter common mutations behind POLG-related diseases, rare conditions that harm ...

NEW YORK – Uppsala University spinout Readily Diagnostics is using technology built off 30 years of research as the basis of a point-of-care, instrument-free test that would detect and differentiate ...

New genetic research confirms what the oral traditions of the Picuris Pueblo people of New Mexico have long described — that ...

The Picuris Pueblo tribal nation initiated a genetic study that confirms their connection to Chaco Canyon -- a potential ...

DNA detection at baseline was associated with worse recurrence-free, overall survival in BRAFV600-mutant stage III melanoma.

Malaria remains a serious global threat, requiring early detection, accurate diagnosis, mosquito control, and protective ...