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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered how genes create proteins in research which could aid the development of treatments for human diseases.

China is poised to introduce a new regulation on gene editing in humans. A draft of the country’s new civil code lists human genes and embryos in a section on personality rights to be protected. Experiments on genes in adults or embryos that endanger human health or violate ethical norms can accordingly be seen as a violation of a person’s fundamental rights.

Researchers uncover which gene fusions are "critical" for cancer cell growth and identify a new drug target for multiple cancers.

Scientists have studied the heritability of dog ownership using information from 35,035 twin pairs from the Swedish Twin Registry. The new study suggests that genetic variation explains more than half of the variation in dog ownership, implying that the choice of getting a dog is heavily influenced by an individual's genetic make-up.

Researchers have found that opsin 3 -- a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision -- has a role in adjusting the amount of pigment produced in human skin, a determinant of skin color.

Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. In a study looking at data from more than 400,000 individuals, scientists have identified the first gene that predisposes to fainting.

Scientists have examined more than 25 years of data to reveal new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease.

Researchers have adopted single-cell analysis to uncover the molecular underpinnings of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Their findings may have implications for targeted therapeutics.

Researchers report that indole-3-carbinol (I3C) – a natural compound found in broccoli – can be used to therapeutically target a gene (WWP1) known to play a role in several human cancers.

A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies for use in medicine.