Some people seem naturally funny, always ready with a clever joke or a witty comment. Others struggle to land a punchline.

If a trait survives because it’s evolutionarily beneficial, then – pretty much by definition – it should be inheritable. That ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a ...

Putting the brakes on an enzyme might rescue neurons that are dying due to a type of Parkinson's disease that's caused by a ...

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Maybe life would be a little bit better if everything didn’t have to be so lifelike.

The policy of universal genetic screening at birth is an example of population medical screening by which apparently healthy people are tested to identify those who may have an increased chance of ...

When a team of scientists led by a Washington State University researcher examined the way that more than 9,400 children grew from toddlers to pre-adolescents, two distinct trajectories emerged.

Analysis of host genetics factors contributing to SARS-CoV-2 clinical variability revealed a set of genetic variants that modulate response to infection. These variants could also contribute to ...

Environmental Risk Factors for Autism But genetics doesn’t explain all the causes of autism. Scientists have also been looking at the environment to see if there is a connection between environmental ...

This research topic aims to broaden our understanding of the genetic and environmental factors that control or regulate skeletal muscle fiber growth and metabolism. These factors include animal breed, ...