Researchers have been trying to solve the mystery of a rare genetic disorder called spinocerebellar ataxia 4 (SCA4) for many years. The disease causes impairments in movement and balance, and these ...

Scientists have developed a new method of genetic analysis, which extracts more precise data than previously used methods when looking at DNA, and will improve our understanding of the genetic basis ...

A new study challenges the century-old dominance of Mendelian genetics, arguing that most traits arise from complex networks of thousands of genes rather than single-gene inheritance. Researchers ...

Individuals that share the same deletion of a portion of chromosome 16 are at risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders ...

A single-cell platform reveals that many genetic mutations converge on shared cellular programs, pointing to simpler, more ...

Deep learning models have shown great potential in predicting and engineering functional enzymes and proteins. Does this prowess extend to other fields of biology as well? Contrary to expectations, a ...

In people with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the immune system shuts down the body's ability to make the hormone insulin, ...

The Collaborative Cross (CC) mouse resource has emerged as an indispensable platform for elucidating the genetic basis of complex traits. By combining high levels of genetic diversity from eight ...

Frontier AI firm Profluent has entered a multi-program strategic research collaboration with Eli Lilly and Co. LLY to develop and commercialize custom site-specific recombinases to treat genetic ...

It’s estimated that one in four adults will suffer from some type of anxiety disorder at some point, such as phobias of specific things; generalized anxiety that affects people over a long period of ...

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the evolution of a specific photosynthesis mechanism in Tillandsia (air plants). This sheds light on the complex ...