Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Scientists have identified a single gene that gives rise to a rare form of diabetes, unique to newborn babies. Mutations of ...

MIT scientists have overturned the belief that genome structure vanishes during cell division. Using high-resolution genome ...

A new breakthrough in a rare genetic disease which causes children to age rapidly has been discovered using 'longevity genes' ...

Researchers have identified a new genetic cause of hereditary optic atrophy—a condition that leads to gradual vision loss—by discovering a previously unknown mutation in the PPIB gene. T ...

New research reveals that child maltreatment leaves measurable biological “scars” on DNA, altering brain structure and function.

Despite announcing a broad pivot to siRNA earlier this year, Sarepta is following through with an investigational gene ...

Researchers from the University of Bristol and IRCCS MultiMedica showed that a gene linked to supercentenarians’ longevity ...

Xylem vessel pits are tiny openings on the cell wall of water-conducting cells—with pit geometry influencing crop yield through its effect on plant hydraulics and nitrogen transport.