Category: Genetics

Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients, and the causes are still unclear, even though hundreds of small changes in gene sequences have been linked to an increased…

If you have a German Shepherd, you’re probably familiar with the damaging…

One of the biggest hurdles in microbiology research is ensuring that the genomic data you use is accurate and traceable. When data comes from unverified sources, it can lead to misidentification,…

It seems like every week there’s a new diet, exercise, or supplement that…

A new deep-learning AI model may help scientists better decipher the plot of the genetic instruction book and learn how typos alter the story.

AlphaGenome, created by Google DeepMind, is the latest in an ever-improving line of AI…

In recent years, scientists have begun to reveal the myriad ways that gut microbes can impact our health; they have identified relationships between bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract and the human brain,

Schizophrenia is a complex mental health disorder that can be very difficult to treat because there is still a lot we don’t know about the disease. It can present differently from one patient to another, and…

While estimates of total pregnancy losses vary considerably, about 15% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, and many other conceptions do not survive past the very early stages of pregnancy. The primary…

Just like humans, most organisms that reproduce via sex are diploid, meaning…