A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us develop speech.

Autophagy is the process by which cells digest and renew their internal structures, recycling damaged or malfunctioning ...

Scientists discover genetic differences in Chernobyl dogs and explain how radiation and toxins influence their evolution and ...

A CRISPR-based system that erases itself from fly populations may offer a safer approach to tackling insecticide resistance ...

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...

One innovative aspect of this study is the methodology used: the team employed CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to label ... them when necessary," adds Dr. Ivanova. Using animal models, the team also ...

Using genes borrowed from bacteria, researchers have demonstrated fish and flies can be engineered to break down methylmercury and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, offering new ways ...

A new study unravels the relationship between mitofusins (mitochondrial proteins) and autophagy. Using gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9, the team has been able to study these proteins without altering ...