A growing body of genetic research now links the goosebumps people feel during a powerful song or a striking painting to inherited biological traits, not just personal taste. Multiple large-scale twin ...

This foundation block addresses basic issues of metabolism, human genetics and pharmacology, emphasizing their importance in health and disease.

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

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Mingyuan Zhu, Ph.D., and Bo Zhou, Ph.D. have joined the Texas A&M Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics as assistant professors and Roop Fatima Jaffri, Ph.D., as a lecturer. Zhu will focus on ...

New research in C. elegans from scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) helps explain how changes in the parents’ lysosomes that promote longevity are transferred to their offspring.

JEFFERSONVILLE, In. (WDRB) — Maker13, YouthLink, and the Kentucky Science Center are bringing cool tools and robots to schools all through southern Indiana in a big way. WDRB's Keith Kaiser applies ...

This important study offers a powerful empirical test of a highly influential hypothesis in population genetics. It incorporates a large number of animal genomes spanning a broad phylogenetic spectrum ...

All of the different plants on Earth—from mango trees to marigolds—have come about thanks to the simple rules of genetic inheritance, which determine how traits are passed on from one generation to ...

Leave-on products linked to lower concentrations of benzene; increased concentrations seen in conditions consistent with hot processing. HealthDay News — Formulation characteristics can explain much ...

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New research from Columbia University reveals that cells can selectively inactivate one parent’s gene copy, challenging traditional genetics. This discovery explains why some people with ...