When a gene gets duplicated, it often leads to the recipe being followed too many times, and the resulting “leftovers,” the ...

Scientists at the Agricultural Genomics Institute in Shenzhen discovered two genes that act as “sugar brakes” in tomatoes, ...

The professor of evolutionary genetics at Trinity College Dublin explains what has driven her through her career and what she ...

An international team of scientists from Australia and China has unveiled the first chromosome-scale genome of a wild barley ...

Scientists dive into the genomes of whales, elephants, and other animal giants looking for new weapons in the fight against ...

Meat, dairy and sugar grown in a lab could be on sale in the UK for human consumption for the first time within two years, ...

Mammalian genomes are organized by multi-level folding, yet how this organization contributes to cell type-specific transcription remain unclear. We uncovered that the nuclear protein SATB1 ...

In simple terms, gene duplications allow plants to evolve in unpredictable ways. Some duplicated genes become inactive relics, while others take on entirely new functions. This means that a ...

The resilience of H. brevisubulatum’s I genome equips researchers with genetic tools to future-proof staple crops against climate extremes.

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tübingen has made significant strides in understanding the ...

Gene was suffering from severe heart disease and advanced Alzheimer's disease, while Betsy suffered from hantavirus, which is spread through rodent droppings Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa ...