Cutting-edge editing techniques are accelerating efforts to create high-yield, resilient varieties of major agricultural products.

A significant advancement in knowledge of the link between cognition and genetics has been made thanks to a study led by ...

On the basis of studies of the human dystrophin gene, one study predicts a 1 in 8 chance for deletions or 1 in 50 chance for duplications of a new variant arising de novo in an individual 113.

Thanks to DNA mapping, these discoveries pave the way for a broader understanding of the ways in which genetic alterations ...

Around one-third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) harbor FLT3 gene mutations which are associated with poor prognosis and high risk of relapse. Several compounds targeting FLT3 internal ...

A recent study at Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy—organisms carrying extra genome ...

It's not quite a historical duplication, but close. Ben Johnson agreed to become the 19th Bears head coach on an important date in franchise history. Jan. 20 was the date in 1982 when their only ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and at least a few that may be good for you ...

Absegami High School announced Thursday that former wrestling coach Gene Barber has died. He was 73. “Coach Barber defined Absegami athletics for a generation,” the school said in a statement ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome ... meaning it can be inherited from just one parent -- of many gene mutations. The condition can lead to complications as severe as ...