Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. "Jumping genes" are one cause of mutations, ...

Scientists also identified anti-ageing drugs and experimental compounds that could target the genes to reverse decline.

Fairburn explains that in the absence of an active anti-phage defence, viral infections inhibit bacterial growth and cause a ...

Kumar's daughter diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anaemia, highlighting challenges faced by tribal communities in Andhra Pradesh.

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

The first complete DNA methylation atlas of 39 human cell types reveals which genes can talk or are silenced, depending on whether their sequence is linked to methyl group epigenetic modification that ...

A novel genetic model suggests that the ancestors of modern humans came from two distinct populations that split and reconnected during our evolutionary history.

Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. “Jumping genes” are one cause of mutations, ...

Using an unbiased approach, this important study discovered a role of Ezh2 in the differentiation of granule neuron precursors, the cell of origin for Shh group of medulloblastoma. Furthermore, the ...

Is our lifespan primarily dictated by our genetics, or do our behaviour and environment play the more important role?

This manifested as changes in levels of various genes in male fetal livers as early as at 17 weeks pregnant right through to adult males having shorter life expectancy. The team found if the adult ...

What if doctors could analyse your DNA to better understand your risk of developing anxiety and, more importantly, how best ...