Prof. KC Bansal, an eminent agricultural scientist and former Director of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources ...

are the closest living relatives of animals, and their genomes contain versions of the genes Sox and POU, known for driving ...

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Cannabis use causes cellular damage that increases the risk of highly cancerous tumors, according to a new paper published in ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

Prof. Sanwen Huang, the director general of the agricultural genomics institute at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural ...

Today’s mass-produced tomatoes often grow to palm-sized proportions, but their naturally occurring ancestors were far smaller ...

These CENP-A proteins ensure that divided genetic information is kept intact during mitosis.

While aging is the reason for gray hair and genetics being the most influential in terms of the timing, Dr. Gohara says ...

Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.

Scientific literature tends to treat the mind and body as separate entities, but humanistic works capture the psychological effects of cancer—loneliness, grief and anxiety. By narrating the emotional ...