A new study has greatly expanded the number of gene variants thought to be tied to bipolar disorder. Scientists have ...

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UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

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A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

It’s been nearly three decades since Atlanta-born child beauty pageant queen JonBenet Ramsey was brutally killed in her Colorado home. Her family now hopes advances in DNA technology can help solve ...

AI-driven genomics startups leverage technology to analyze genetic data, predict predispositions, and offer personalized ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

Cosmos Magazine reports that analysis of DNA samples taken from 118 sheep bones unearthed at archaeological sites in Europe ...