Genes contain the essential building instructions for life, guiding cells on which amino acids to assemble in what sequence to produce specific proteins. The human genome codes for about 20,000 such ...

Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding ...

All living things have a blueprint provided by the DNA that is stored in every one of their cells. Yet the amount of DNA in ...

Genomic Informational Field Theory (GIFT) enhances genetic association detection, outperforming GWAS in mapping complex ...

What is DNA, and how does it work? You don't need a degree in genetics to understand. Here, we'll give an overview of DNA and ...

The study identifies links between gut microbiota, genetic variants in IBD, and mental health disorders, offering insights ...

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Scotland’s two governments have been warned that “people’s lives will be put at serious risk this winter” amid human rights concerns ... has written letters to SNP social justice secretary ...

The newly added language appears to position the country as the first to explicitly permit the use of genome editing to create genetically modified children. Heritable human genome editing has ...

Church, announced last week that it had reconstructed the genome of the extinct Tasmanian tiger with more than 99.9 percent accuracy — the most complete ancient genome of its kind. The discovery ...

The Scottish Greens are poised to deliver a final and fatal blow to the SNP Government’s troubled national care service plan. A motion at the party’s conference this weekend calls for the ...