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A study in the journal Pharmaceuticals has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to ...

Distinct epigenetic patterns established during early development influence an individual’s risk of developing cancer later ...

The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer, according to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center study ...

In two new papers, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) report the successful use of two approaches -- gene therapy ...

The potential for a bird flu pandemic is real, warns EFSA as it encourages industry to step up safety protocols and ...

This new tool, known as minimal, versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), combines the powers of gene editing, ...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species but new research shows conservation efforts are helping to ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis responsible for more than a million deaths annually. By 2050, the ...

Seattle doctors developed a blood test that determines the parental origin of the RB1 mutation in retinoblastoma.