Genes hold the recipe for proteins, which are made of amino acids. DNA only has four letters, or nucleotides, and each sequence of three nucleotide bases, or codon, encodes for one amino acid. There ...

A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that a specific genetic variant alters how organisms respond to ...

Researchers at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's artificial intelligence arm, on Tuesday introduced a tool that predicts whether genetic mutations are likely to cause harm, a breakthrough that could ...

Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is a severe genetic skin disorder characterized by thick white, brown, or dark brown patches on the skin covering a newborn's entire body. HI has a low incidence of 1 per 300 ...

A change in the DNA code (mutation) of a gene that plays a key role in the brain’s immune defenses may prevent related cells from clearing away protein-filled clumps, a new study in mice shows. The ...

Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that thickens the heart's walls, making it harder for the organ to pump blood - ...

HIV virus is one of the most pressing health concerns facing the modern world. Since the first reported case of HIV/AIDS in 1981, over 25 million people have died. Out of the millions of people ...

A 2008 study was the first official research noting that a single genetic mutation from less than 10,000 years ago kicked off blue eyes. Fifteen years later and we're still enamored with the concept ...