Researchers in the WashU Medicine Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences have discovered key neuroprotective genes ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence supporting a mechanism in which transposable elements (TEs), once considered ...

A large-scale genetic analysis of blood lipids revealed new genes and molecular pathways that may influence cardiovascular ...

A new study reveals how transposable elements (TEs) expanded gene regulation during brain evolution, shaping modern neural ...

With rapid progress in sequencing technologies and the successful completion of the project’s pilot phase, the effort to map the human genetic blueprint gained significant momentum. This acceleration ...

Genes are specific segments of DNA that influence certain aspects of growth and health. Collectively, scientists refer to all of an organism’s genes as a genome. DNA is the genetic material or code ...

DNA methylation plays an important role in separating us genetically from our closest relatives.