A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the levels of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects ...

In this way, the vapid advice for people to “fake it until you make it” is actually true. Pretending to be extreme will ...

This valuable study reports on the critical role of ANKRD5 (ANKEF1) in sperm motility and male fertility. However, the supporting data remain incomplete. This work will be of interest to biomedical ...

COLUMN. A German team discovered that some males don't produce testosterone but instead breaks it down, making this bird a ...

The problem with the hope of creating “Space Semites” is that a mixed-race population lacks culture. You create nowhere ...

Gene editing techniques may eventually allow trisomy to be treated at the cellular level, according to an in vitro ...

Dec. 10, 2024 — In a single IV injection, a gene therapy targeting cBIN1 can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the ...

In doing so, the work establishes, for the first time, a direct link between aging-related gene expression changes and chromatin accessibility in the mammary gland. The paper also provides an open ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Gene regulation refers to the mechanisms that act to induce or repress the expression of a gene. These include structural and chemical changes to the genetic material, binding of proteins to ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive eye condition that primarily affects people over the age of 50. AMD is a leading cause of vision loss in people over 50.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is an External Advisory Body that provides the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) with independent, ongoing, and timely medical, scientific, ...