THEY look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days munching alfalfa in a cordoned-off pasture in rural Buenos Aires province.

New research is shining a light on one of genetics' enduring puzzles—how the workings of the so-called "selfish gene" could ...

Parents who are getting ready to welcome their baby into the world are being offered a test as part of a national study.

New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be ...

Families in the North East are being invited to take part in the national Generation Study, which will use whole genome sequencing to screen ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes that have previously been ...

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have cracked open the secrets of plant stem cells, mapping key genetic regulators ...

For years, a rare form of male infertility, in which men are born without the tubes that carry sperm, was blamed on a single gene tied to cyst.

Due to its high accuracy and fast, simple workflow, capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a foundational technology for clinical applications. CE is an invaluable tool used to detect genetic var ...

Scientists are closer than ever to reconstructing Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA through a 30-year genealogical study, descendant ...

A new project aims to build fundamental knowledge about flower pigmentation, with real-world applications. This may help breeders create more stable flowers, fruits, and vegetables. The grant is ...