A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high ...

Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

If you're wondering why you entered menopause earlier or later than other women, blame your mother. That's because numerous studies have confirmed the role of genetics in determining a woman's age at ...

On a YouTube livestream, Berkeley City College students carefully study the movements of stem cells to observe what they do ...

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

Reconstruction of the ancestral gene repertoire of eukaryotic cells reveals traces of a series of close, long-term ...

Researchers have identified "DNA switches" that become active as honeybee larvae grow into worker bees, offering new insight ...

In late 2021, Amber Salzman interviewed for a job that she had no intention of taking. A relatively new start-up company, called Epicrispr Biotechnologies, was looking for a chief executive, and it ...

After spending two decades studying how the brain works, a team of scientists prepares to focus on gene therapy treatments for brain diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Scientists who ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Gladys Knight headlines second-to-last night of Rochester International Jazz Festival Rochester International Jazz Festival drew big crowds Friday as seven-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight headlined a ...