Imagine your doctor calls you to discuss the results of your genetic testing. They tell you your results indicate you are ...

Have you ever wondered why some people cannot stand bitter foods like kale, broccoli, black coffee or dark chocolate, while ...

This gene makes people sensitive to some bitter chemicals, such as phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and propylthiouracil (PROP).

Gene therapies to treat rheumatoid arthritis have evolved slowly, but one is ready to move into human trials and an ...

Gene silencing is a negative feedback mechanism that regulates gene expression to define cell fate and also regulates metabolism and gene expression throughout the life of an organism. In plants, gene ...

Given the interference with IgG-positive DATs (e.g. medicine, auto-antibody, etc.) and conflicting phenotyping, we used the single specific primer-polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR) technique on a ...

A new study has identified pathogenic variants in WNT9B as significant risk factors for hereditary prostate cancer. Read more ...

In addition, epigenetics is important for X-chromosome inactivation in female mammals, which is necessary so that females do not have twice the number of X-chromosome gene products as males (Egger ...

Groundbreaking study from researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio uncovers genetic factor that may contribute to the risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a ...

Candidate genetic variants included in a genetic risk algorithm may not meet standards of reasonable clinical efficacy in identifying opioid use disorder risk, according to a study published in JAMA ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — A research group has developed new advanced light-controlled tools that enable precise control of proteins in real time in living cells. This groundbreaking research opens doors ...