Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

Our cells harbor a DNA detector termed cGAS to inform the immune system of viral and bacterial infections, cell death, as ...

Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Nashville Biosciences, LLC (NashBio), a leading clinical and genomic data company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), today ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

In a groundbreaking advancement for families grappling with the challenges of Dravet syndrome, a rare and life-altering form ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and ...

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In a new study reported in Science Advances, scientists analyzed MRI data stored at the UK Biobank and identified seven genes ...

Amid increasing economic tensions with the United States, China recently announced that it would ban Illumina, a U.S.-based company and the ...