Investigators led by Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified mutations in a gene coding for a key ion channel in the ...

In a new study published in Genes & Development, research led by Dr. Lila Allou at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences ...

Not all parts of our genetic code are equal, even when they appear to say the same thing. Scientists have discovered that ...

Clues to the genetic code’s origin may be hidden in tiny protein fragments, revealing a synchronized and highly structured ...

Scientists have found new genetic causes for diabetes in babies—in a part of the genome that has historically been overlooked in genetic studies. Until recently, most research has investigated causes ...

The genome has thousands of genes that code for proteins, which help carry out many of the cell's important functions. But ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a polygenetic disorder that increases the risk of hip osteoarthritis.

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered that changing just one letter in DNA can completely alter sex development ...

Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...