Genes are short sections of DNA that determine an animal’s traits—everything from coat color and claw strength to body shape ...

Pet parents are familiar with various cat breeds that top the "Most Popular" list, such as the Ragdoll, Maine Coon, Persian, ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism by which brain cells die. A team led by scientists at the German research ...

In many countries, newborn screening programmes test babies for certain inherited conditions shortly after birth.

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...

Dobby, a 7-month-old black cat, is one in a million with a rare genetic mutation that will make you smile from ear to ear.

Frenchies are already adorable, but there’s one pup who is making waves on social media. He looks like a French Bulldog, because he is, but there’s a slight difference he has that most other pups of ...

A new study by UCLA scientists adds to the understanding of the genetic architecture of schizophrenia. Past research has shown the impact of commonly occurring genetic variants on a person's risk of ...

Tatiana Schlossberg, the youngest granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, recently revealed she was diagnosed with terminal acute myeloid leukemia (AML) due to a rare genetic anomaly. In a ...

In this study, the ResNeXt101 model framework was established to predict the gene mutation status in lung adenocarcinoma. The model was trained and validated using data from two cohorts: cohort 1, ...