Jump into the exciting world of genes with The Gene Explained (Activity Sheets for Those without Microscopes)! Using these ...

But do you really know what a gene is? This animated series won’t get you a Ph.D., but it does clear up a few mysteries about how genes work, how they make us, if we can change them and what they ...

A new review maps how common genetic variants, insertion/deletion polymorphisms, microRNAs, DNA methylation and histone ...

Ants branched into thousands of new species after the dinosaurs died, and a new study links that burst to jumping genes in ...

"Many of the risk factors for atherosclerosis are well known: high cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose, smoking, and diabetes," said Gregory S. Thomas, M.D., MPH, medical director emeritus, ...

“Gene therapy is a medical treatment aimed at modifying one’s genetic code/DNA by targeting specific genes,” explains New York plastic surgeon Andrew Peredo, MD. “It basically changes the 'errors' in ...

The study, published in Nature, examined 74 quantitative traits, including cholesterol, blood glucose, hemoglobin, heart rate ...