DNA consists of a code language comprising four letters which make up what are known as codons, or words, each three letters long. Interpreting the language of the genetic code was the work of ...
A recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis of random glucose (RG). Genetic factors are determinants of glucose homeostasis ...
Tackling HIV continues to be a major public health challenge, mainly because the persistence of viral reservoirs means that people living with HIV need to take lifelong antiretroviral treatment. But ...
Specific genes appear to influence whether people try cannabis and their susceptibility to cannabis addiction. View on ...
Scientists injected a fragment of 40,000-year-old genetic material into laboratory mice, revealing skeletal changes from a ...
A major challenge in human genetics is understanding which parts of the genome drive specific traits or contribute to disease risk. This challenge is even greater for genetic variants found in the 98% ...
The chromosome associated with male development, which is the last mysterious piece of the human genome, has been fully sequenced by a team of more than 100 researchers around the world, including ...