The researchers used Merino sheep as an animal model, systematically collecting samples of their hindgut and ruminal ...

In a groundbreaking study using Merino sheep, researchers uncovered that tiny genetic variations within gut microbes can influence brain-related behavior.

Prenatal genetic tests can detect sex chromosome aberrations, but what happens after—for families and children—is anything but clear. When Ollie’s mother, Katie, was nine weeks pregnant, her ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s ...

Durham, N.C. – The first comprehensive survey of gene activity in the X chromosomes of women has revealed an unexpected level of variation among individuals, according to new work by researchers at ...

Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain ...

THE existence of sub-diploid chromosome numbers in the somatic tissues of mammals has for long been a matter of controversy. This had centred around several earlier reports of the normal occurrence of ...

A new study finds that men with an extra Y chromosome may face a higher autism risk, revealing how sex chromosomes influence ...

Recently, a unique kitten came through the doors of Marin Humane. In fact, little Luigi is 1 in 3,000. Those are the chances of a tortoiseshell feline being a male. This unusual coloring, known for ...

A new international study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has identified a genetic factor that may explain why some patients ...