A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the ...

Our understanding of human placenta formation just deepened with the discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic ...

Findings suggest that new genes can form by repurposing fragments of ancestral genes while incorporating entirely new coding regions (the protein-coding parts of the DNA). This innovative concept ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) -People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer's and face symptoms at an earlier age, researchers reported on Monday in a study that ...

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy of murine male germ cells reveals the fine molecular structures of centrioles (shown in ...

Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors which, in early fetal ...

Leaf lobes play a critical role in improving gas exchange, canopy architecture, and enabling high-density planting, which ...

For the first time, gene therapy is showing promise for treating inherited deafness, researchers reported Wednesday. A study involving six children born with a genetic defect that left them profoundly ...

Aquatic plants are specialized evolutionary groups adapted to life in water. They play critical roles as food and medicinal ...