Cornell researchers found that genetic variation in AMY1, a starch-digesting gene, alters oral bacteria composition, ...

Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functions ...

She questioned her identity when she couldn't get a copy of her birth certificate when she tried to get new ID.

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The ability to control gene expression across a wide range is crucial for many fields, including bioengineering, disease ...

Eyewitness News joined a visit to the Viscardi Center in Albertson, with 5-year-old Eli Reich, his father Scott, and the team of extraordinary staff guiding him through kindergarten.

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This is an important and solid study that examines the role of TFAM, a protein that helps maintain mtDNA, in mtDNA mutator mice. The authors have demonstrated that TFAM's counteractive role in mtDNA ...

In metastatic cancer surveillance, monitoring the actual concentrations of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may be critical.

Published in Cell Genomics, the research explored how the copy number variation, or CNV, of certain DNA segments can influence cognitive abilities. Analyzing the CNV of nearly 260,000 people in ...

A genealogy expert has weighed in on the ‘fake Maddies’ who are claiming to be missing toddler Madeleine McCann. Julia ...

Here we review current models of the mechanisms that cause copy number variation. Non-homologous end-joining mechanisms are well known, but recent models focus on perturbation of DNA replication ...