Genetic factors account for much of the variation in personality traits across the lifespan. Shared upbringing plays a ...

A new genome-wide mapping method finally shows how thousands of genes connect to drive disease. Biomedical researchers are working intensively to identify the genes that contribute to disease, with ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

A research team led by Prof. Xu Zhiheng from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of ...

Plants grow best when genetics inside cells cooperate, while mismatched genetics reduce photosynthesis and climate resilience ...

It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

During development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"—the ...

If something similar occurs in humans, and given growing evidence that the gut microbiome matters for health, genetic ...

University of Navarra (Spain) researchers have developed RNACOREX, a new open-source software capable of identifying gene regulation networks with ...

This study merges causal genetics and network theory, revealing 32 genes linked to long COVID, offering insights for ...

A study of over four thousand rats shows gut microbiomes are shaped by both individual genes and the genes of social partners through shared microbes.

Analyzing stochastic cell-to-cell variability can potentially reveal causal interactions in gene regulatory networks.