Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare hereditary disease that is associated with progressive muscle wasting. The ...

One in 10 Americans live with a rare disease, which often lacks effective treatments. Such is the case for PIGA-CDG, an ultra ...

Chinese scientists have identified two key genes responsible for sorghum's resistance to Striga, a parasitic plant that ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have conducted a longitudinal study on an individual ...

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug to treat a disorder causing the growth of non-cancerous tumors on ...

NFL referees are always under scrutiny. Their performance in the divisional round of the playoffs hasn't done them any favors. Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins is the latest victim.

the large-scale organization of recombination along chromosomes and the evolutionary aspects of mammalian recombination. Recombination at a hot spot (Box 1) begins with a DSB, which is eventually ...

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday, Jan. 22, expressed full support to the proposed legislation that would penalize parents who refuse to provide child support. "The proposed measure ...

A public radio investigation has found that Midwest schools are struggling to serve students who experience housing instability, despite a federal law intended to ensure equal access to education.

Moreover, their findings revealed that such damage can trigger rearrangements of chromosomes—hallmarks ... linked to a high degree of chromosomal instability," said Professor Gary Ying Wai ...