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A UNIGE team demonstrates how genes and environment interact in autistic disorders, thus explaining the vast variability of the condition’s symptoms.

Scientists from the University of Freiburg’s livMatS Cluster of Excellence have succeeded in developing a muscle solely on the basis of natural proteins.

According to a new study, a protein that masterminds the way DNA is wrapped within chromosomes has a major role in the healthy functioning of blood stem cells.

Researchers have explored the cellular changes that occur in human mammary tissue in lactating and non-lactating women, offering insight into the relationship between pregnancy, lactation, and breast cancer.

Recently discovered genetic knowledge of two nuisance western honey bee subspecies will help commercial and hobby beekeepers with identification.

Researchers have discovered a way to modify the message containing the instruction for CFTR, forcing the protein-making machinery to skip over this “stop sign” mutation, which allows a functional version of the protein to be made.

A study has characterized the evolution of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, establishing that Omicron is the result of adaptive evolution rather than recombination of previous variants.

A research team has re-analyzed all public RNA sequencing data to uncover almost ten times more RNA viruses than were previously known, including several new species of coronaviruses.

Accepted wisdom around dog domestication has been turned on its head with the publication of a new study. It reveals that a gene mutation that helped breed tiny dogs – like the Pomeranian and Toy Poodle – is actually an ancient part of the dog genome, also found in the DNA of a 53,000-year-old Siberian wolf.

A new study has adopted a multi-omics methodology to explore potential links between diet, the microbiome and the immune response in multiple sclerosis (MS). The results are published in EBioMedicine.