What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...

Much of the phenotypic variation that is observed within and between species is the result of differences in gene regulation: specifically when, where and how much the genes are expressed. Given the ...

Genetic disorders — like cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease — are considered incurable, with gene mutations occurring in essentially every cell of the body. Gene mutations occur when one ...

Though many studies approach the developmental disorder Rett syndrome as a single condition arising from general loss of ...

Researchers show how mutations of gene transcription and chromatin regulation-related genes cause autism. The loss-of-function mutation of KMT2C, a gene involved in histone modification, leads to the ...

Diseases like cancer or neurodegeneration are known to arise from genetic misfires. But treating such complex conditions hasn ...

SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment. It causes epilepsy, intellectual ...

Researchers have used modified CRISPR to silence the extra chromosome 21 in Down syndrome cells, showing promising ...

Members of the study (Left to right): Dr Tirtha Das Banerjee, Department of Biological Sciences, NUS; Dr. Joshua Raine, Research Fellow; Dr. Caroline Kibat, Senior Research Fellow; Study Lead ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.