In contrast to linkage studies, which look for co-inheritance of chromosomal regions with disease in families, association studies look for differences in frequency of genetic variants between ...

Researchers have identified genetic variants in the FOXP4 gene that significantly increase the risk of developing long COVID, independently of COVID-19 severity. The study also reveals that ancestry, ...

Researchers have discovered the genetic region responsible for blackberries’ deploying of a type of pointy self-protection: ...

This manuscript introduces a useful protein-stability-based fitness model for simulating protein evolution and unifying non-neutral models of molecular evolution with phylogenetic models. The model is ...

A research team led by Prof. Li Yunhai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy ...

Thankfully, Stephenson had already consulted Geoffrey Hill, an ornithologist and coloration expert at Auburn University. He told her that the bird probably had a genetic mutation that renders the ...

Nilgiri Khapli is a high-yielding, disease-resistant dicoccum wheat variety with superior grain quality, rich protein and ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a prevalent and debilitating gastrointestinal disorder affecting approximately 5%–10% of ...

Before most of it slips behind us, a gentle reminder that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, known to ardent proponents ...