In many cases, all it takes is one mutated gene to orchestrate changes across a whole network of genes linked to autism, ...

A great part of living in the 21st century is that if you have a device that connects to the internet, you have access to hundreds, if not thousands of experts who are often eager to share in-depth ...

My parents were also people who waited until the last minute for deadlines. I am the same way, and now that I think about it, ...

Scientists have discovered overlooked DNA sequences that may help explain autism, revealing genetic changes missed by conventional testing.

A new PLOS Genetics study derives a corrected liability-scale conversion for covariate-adjusted binary GWAS that accounts for ...

Nature or nurture is a famous concept in genetics, asking which is more responsible for the traits a person exhibits- the ...

A new study has provided new insights into the the genetic overlap among some psychiatric disorders, and can help explain why it’s not uncommon for several of these disorders to arise in the same ...

When an asteroid ended the dinosaurs, ants thrived, and scientists just uncovered a strange genetic mechanism hiding inside ...

A new study sheds light on one of the great enigmas of microbiology: why only certain strains of common bacteria become pandemic pathogens. The work, published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...

A study reveals that Africa's low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of local mosquito populations. Research by scientists at the High Meadows ...