Engineers at the University of California have developed a new data structure and compression technique that enables the ...

Crops increasingly need to thrive in a broader range of conditions, including drought, salinity, and heat. Traditional plant ...

A rare genetic variant found in families affected by schizophrenia completely abolishes the function of TAAR1, an emerging drug target for psychiatric disorders. The C182F mutation causes a 40% ...

How did horses become some of the greatest athletes in the animal kingdom? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine may have found the answer, pinpointing a genetic mutation and evolutionary process that ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers in Canada reviewed the genetic mechanisms contributing to individual variation in vitamin D (VD) levels in circulation. Humans can ...

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop. When you purchase through links on our ...

An affordable new BRCA gene test has hit the market, but who should take it? — -- A new genetic testing kit that hits the market today is the most affordable, and arguably one of the simplest, ...

In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), crucial cells in the retina known as rods and cones die over time; night ...