Genetics News

A large multinational team of genetic researchers has identified three unique genetic variations that influence body size and obesity in men and women...

A team of microbiologists led by Prof Chen Hualan of the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute investigated the origins of a new influenza A (H7N9) virus...

According to a paper published in Nature, 70 per cent of protein-coding human genes are related to genes found in the zebrafish (Danio rerio), and 84 per...

An international team of scientists has used ancient DNA recovered from human remains dating from up to 5,500 BC to reconstruct the first detailed genetic...

An international consortium of experts led by Prof Chris Amemiya from the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and the University of Washington...

A large group of researchers led by Cambridge University scientists has for the first time mapped an enzyme called telomerase. This illustration shows...

A study published in the journal Neurology shows that, in some families, only one gene may be responsible for fainting, also known as vasovagal syncope. Fainting...

An international scientific collaboration led by Dr Ruth Loos of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK, and Dr Erik Ingelsson of the Uppsala University,...

A new research published in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology describes genetically engineered Escherichia coli bacteria being addicted to caffeine in...

Scientists at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and Tulane University in New Orleans have discovered a clear genetic link between fat and bone mass. Scientists...

An international team of genetic researchers led by Prof Merlin Crossley from the University of New South Wales has found the third and final missing piece...

U.S. genetic researchers led by Prof James McManaman from the University of Colorado’s School of Medicine have found that deleting a gene called Perilipin...

An extremely rare African American Y chromosome found in an individual who submitted his DNA to a company specializing in DNA analysis to trace family...

By comparing DNA of children to that of elderly people, a multinational team of geneticists has identified rare gene variants that influence human lifespan. An...

In a new study, Buffalo University geneticists have demonstrated how defects in an important neurological pathway in early development may be responsible...

Cambridge University scientists have proved the existence of four-stranded ‘quadruple helix’ DNA structures – known as G-quadruplexes – within...

German geneticists have found evidence of substantial gene flow between Indian populations and Australia about 4,230 years ago. 4,000 years ago, Australia...

According to scientists at the University of California in Irvine, a variant of the dopamine-receptor gene may be associated with longevity. Their findings,...

Researchers at the University of California in Berkeley have identified a gene that helps our body convert dietary carbohydrates into fat. The discovery...