The downstream consequences of religion, politics and war can have far-reaching effects on the environment and on the ...

Two species of worms have retained remarkably similar patterns in the way they switch their genes on and off despite having ...

Even after 20 million years of evolutionary separation, two tiny worm species show astonishingly similar patterns in how they ...

Genetic analysis reveals bluebottles are actually four distinct species, overturning two centuries of scientific belief.

Long-term, persistent weekly or more frequent cannabis smoking leaves a distinct and partially reversible epigenetic ...

Study finds that the pace of evolution in organisms differs depending on the type of cells involved. A new study finds that ...

Most textbooks credit nearby epithelial cells with the heavy lifting of organ building, because epithelial sheets act like ...

Migraines can be particularly debilitating, as previously explained by Dr. Narayan Kissoon, a neurologist at the May Clinic ...

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

New effort to address rare genetic conditions that dramatically raise the risk of serious mental health challenges, including ...

Investigators have unveiled for the first time that changes in certain genes affect an aggressive cancer, T-cell acute ...