Researchers from WII Dehradun have developed high-precision, low-cost mitochondrial markers that allow them to accurately ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Professor Idit Maya, a senior physician and manager of the Nephrogenetic Clinic and Genomic School for Physicians at Rabin ...

Scientists first read the human genome, a three-billion-letter biological book, in April 2003. Since then, researchers have steadily advanced the ability to write DNA, moving far beyond single-gene ...

Little is known about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct around 14,000 years ago. Scientists have found clues in the ...

A recent genetic study has revealed a direct link between Neanderthal ancestry and heightened pain sensitivity in certain ...

Ever see a basset hound and find yourself wanting to (gently) grab its long, floppy ears and give them a little waggle?The ...

A sweeping new study of psychiatric and genetic records has the potential to change treatment for millions of psychiatric patients.

From insignificant individual cells to a rich community full of cooperation. That is how our understanding of the world of ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

Nature is full of surprises, but few are as fascinating as hybrid animals, creatures born from crossing two different species ...