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Receding hairline, tonsure and finally baldness: A lot is already known about the common gene variants involved in hereditary hair loss in men. Researchers have now found out to what extent rare genetic variants contribute to male pattern hair loss.

A new study found that aspartame consumption affects learning and memory deficits in mice, an effect that is inherited by the children of male mice.

A new technique has been developed that allows different genes to be “switched off” in individual cells within an organ to create a “mosaic” of genetically modified cells, which shed light on the origins of a rare genetic disorder.

For the first time, researchers have genetically modified common silkworms to produce full-length spider silk proteins. Such proteins can be used to produce fibers that are six times tougher than the Kevlar fiber used in bulletproof vests.

The largest-scale prostate cancer study ever exploring the exome has discovered mutations in 11 genes that are associated with aggressive forms of prostate cancer.

To make a gene-editing tool more precise and easier to control, Rice University engineers split it into two pieces that only come back together when a third small molecule is added.

Scientists have elucidated the mechanism of fruit shape formation in tomatoes and have developed fresh tomatoes with a square shape that are more suitable for mechanical harvesting.

For the first time, a genetic biomarker has been identified that could help predict the severity of food allergic reactions.

Scientists have discovered a new virus isolated from sediment brought up from a depth of 8,900 meters. The virus is a bacteriophage – a virus that infects and replicates inside bacteria – and is thought to be the deepest known isolated phage to date.

A new study has analyzed the genomes of bats to investigate their ability to tolerate viral infections and avoid cancer – findings that could have implications for our knowledge of human cancers as well as virus transmission from animals.