New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers ...

The human brain relies on two copies of this gene to build a correctly sized brain. If one of the copies is defective, the ...

Small number of genes trigger embryo development. ... At the four-cell stage of human development, 32 genes become active; 129 power up at the eight-cell stage, Kere and colleagues report.

Thanks to increasingly efficient and affordable gene sequencing technologies, we can now chart our genetic blueprint in unprecedented detail. But what does each gene do? Of the roughly 20,000 genes ...

Small but mighty new gene editor Date: September 29, 2023 Source: University of Tokyo Summary: ... However, in previous tests it showed barely any genome activity in human cells.

A new estimate of the number of human genes adds in some RNA-producing genes. ... Even without the small RNAs, Salzberg’s new total of human genes comes to at least 46,831.

One gene, a million small dogs. By Thomas H. Maugh II . April 6, ... “The canine model is perfect for human research because we share 85% of our genetic makeup with dogs,” he said.

“I am not aware of any plant genes – natural or transgenic – through food that can change human genes,” Yang said in an email. The small amounts of genetic material that could survive ...