Health Genetics 'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors Features By Emily Cooke published May 17, 2024 ...

Bacterial 'flipping' allows genes to assume different forms Date: September 25, 2024 Source: Stanford Medicine Summary: Imagine being one cartwheel away from changing your appearance. One flip ...

Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations.

At the heart of all life is a code. Our cells use it to turn the information in our DNA into proteins. So do maple trees. So do hammerhead sharks. So do shiitake mushrooms. Except for some minor ...

There are already thousands of people who could use readily available reverse genetics protocols, a genome sequence, and synthetic DNA to produce an infectious virus.

Scientists have been able to collect and analyze detailed genetic data from human DNA collected from air in a room and footprints on a beach, raising thorny ethical questions about consent ...

A widely accepted theory of Native American origins coming from Japan has been attacked in a new scientific study, which shows that the genetics and skeletal biology “simply does not match-up”.

We are concerned that the growing public awareness of abusive DNA collections will have a detrimental effect on the image of genetics in the wider world," say the authors.

Philosopher Yafeng Shan explains how today's understanding of inheritance emerged from a muddle of ideas at the turn of the 20th century.

Laura Rusche is a UB faculty expert on genetics who can discuss yeast biology, genetics, gene expression, chromosomes, DNA, RNA, chromatin and sirtuins.