While their paper still faces peer review, a group of researchers have concluded that their study indicates a gene variation may contribute to catastrophic breakdown risk in horses. According to a ...

Researchers have created an artificial intelligence model that can identify which mutations in human proteins are most likely ...

EVE is a deep generative model combining evolutionary and human population data to estimate variant deleteriousness on a proteome-wide scale.

Technical advances allow researchers to trace the genetic changes that occur over time.

Genetic variation in livestock is a critical area of research that underpins modern breeding practices and agricultural productivity. Differences in DNA sequences, including single nucleotide ...

"Genes affected by these variations are linked to critical biological processes and may help explain individual differences in health and disease." The study also found distinct patterns in STR ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by repetitive head impacts (RHI). However, ...

A 19-year-old who was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease (MND) in August has said it is "disgusting" that she is being denied access to a groundbreaking drug. Lillia Jakeman, of ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center and Human Genome Sequencing Center investigated the extent to which forms of genetic variation called germline or ...

New research reveals how a common gene variation boosts salivary enzymes, especially in people with diabetes, hinting at a possible biological link between starch digestion and blood glucose ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A common gene variation explains why many people are not helped by the widely prescribed blood thinner Plavix, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study confirming earlier ...