Whole genome data from autistic individuals, their families and other participants suggests that certain Neanderthal variants could be associated with autism.

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one ...

It’s time to step up the opposition to designer babies, says Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society ...

An international research team has deciphered a mechanism of the evolutionary arms race in human cells. The findings provide ...

Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and ...

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

When genetic sequencing of the human genome began in earnest in the 1990s, autism researchers hoped to identify the genetic cause—or more likely, causes—of the condition. “Twenty years ago the ...

The 14-day limit on scientific study of children conceived in vitro is already abhorrent, and any attempt to extend it should ...

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Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Michael C. Oldham shares his unconventional journey from advertising executive to computational neuroscientist and his ...