Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...

When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males ...

Antibiotic susceptibility in resistant bacteria is not static. New research shows that bacteria harboring resistance genes may respond differently to antibiotics if they are tested under conditions ...

This article explains how diet creates sustained epigenetic changes that affect long-term health, disease risk, aging, and ...

A gene called FOXJ1 may drive resistance to taxane chemotherapy during treatment for advanced prostate cancer, according to a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Beth Israel ...

In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years.

GLP-1 drugs have come to be thought of as “wonder drugs,” yet the mechanisms behind their many new health benefits have ...

Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

A peer-reviewed, multi-clinic study published in the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics suggests an epigenetic ...

Dr. Paula Cannon is pursuing one of medicine’s most difficult goals: a cure for HIV.

A DNA test could help match patients with psychiatric medications, potentially reducing the long and frustrating ...

The Evo2 genomic language model can generate short genome sequences, but scientists say further advances are needed to write ...