Many repetitive regions of the genome have been considered "junk DNA" because the available technologies did not allow them ...

A small fish that lives fast and dies young has given biologists a rare look at one of evolution’s oldest bargains. In the ...

Researchers at UCLA Health have identified a key gene that may help explain why women are more likely than men to develop a certain type of artery plaque linked to heart disease. In a study published ...

Scientists' investigation of a rare disorder in a single patient has solved medical mysteries affecting at least 30 people. These patients had a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from developmental ...

People who vape regularly show altered activity in 3,124 genes across the genome compared with people who do not smoke or ...