In a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical Biochemistry and ...

This change in gene expression due to secondhand smoke exposure may make children more vulnerable to disease as adults.

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...

Researchers developed an epigenetic editing approach to silence the PCSK9 gene, achieving long-term cholesterol reduction ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...

Using a new technology and computational method, researchers from Fred Hutch Cancer Center and The University of Texas MD ...

A groundbreaking study has identified how previously mysterious mutations in non-coding DNA contribute to kidney disease, ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

John Bertram Reinitz, a professor in the Departments of Statistics, Ecology and Evolution, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology ...