“Expression tells us what cells do, but regulatory DNA tells us where they come from, how they develop, and which germ layer ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

Genetic studies have revealed many genes linked to both common and rare disease, but to understand how those genes bring about disease and use those insights to help develop therapies, scientists need ...

A new study answers the question of whether or not blood cell telomere length is a suitable proxy for telomere length in other tissues by examining over 20 human tissue types, finding variations and ...

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition that raises your risk of tumors, including benign plexiform neurofibromas (PN), which grow along tissues that cover nerves. PN often can’t be ...