Learn more about the evolution of human fingers and toes, which originate from the genetic programming for a multipurpose ...

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 ...

The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to ...

New work from UC Davis and the University of Utah shows how the 3D structure of DNA inside a germ cell commits it to develop into a sperm cell. The discovery could improve understanding of fertility ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

If future studies confirm the rescued receptors work normally, the study offers a new roadmap for rare disease drug development.

Primary cilia play a powerful role in how cells sense their surroundings. They help guide embryo development and ensure ...

The first crystal structure of an alternative DNA shape from the insulin gene has been revealed by a UCL-led research team. DNA is widely accepted to be formed of two strands that wind around one ...