A study reveals that common genetic variants in CCDC141 and SCN10A affect Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, increasing the risk of life-threatening...

In a comprehensive review of recent genetic and population studies, published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Genomic Psychiatry (Genomic Press,...

The MyGenom project was announced by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) last week to map the DNA of the Malaysian population....

The MyGenom project was announced by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) last week to map the DNA of the Malaysian population....

Thanks to an experiment started before the Great Depression, researchers have pinpointed the genes behind the remarkable adaptability of barley, a...

Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua (the navel of the world), also known as Easter Island, is one of the most isolated inhabited places in the world....

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered hundreds of potential new cancer driver genes. The findings, published in the...

How does one species become two? If you’re a biologist, that’s a loaded question. The consensus is that, in most cases, the process of...