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Biologists report they have transferred a memory from one marine snail to another

A group of scientists have discovered a link between a genetic mutation and a rare condition in which a common virus enters the brainstem and causes brain swelling.

An international team of researchers has summarized hereditary gene defects which can trigger the development of certain malignant brain tumors (medulloblastoma). From their findings, the team has derived recommendations for routine genetic screening in medulloblastoma patients.

A new CRISPR-based gene editing technique has shown efficacy in reversing the genetic blindness disorder retinitis pigmentosa in mice, the first time CRISPR has successfully treated an autosomal dominant genetic disorder.

A new study provides a surprising model of the process by which those signals enter and influence the cell. The finding could open up a potential new avenue to pursue new therapies against cancer.

Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, according to Penn State plant scientists.

A deadly fungus responsible for the devastation of amphibian populations around the world may have originated in East Asia, new genome sequencing research has found.

For baby turtles, temperature increases mean a lot more than keeping warm. Eggs incubated at warmer temperatures all hatch as females, whilst cooler eggs produce males. New research reveals the molecular basis of this long-studied mystery.

Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment olaparib and other PARP inhibitors.

Tests to detect mutations in multiple genes are replacing BRCA-only analyses in women with breast cancer, according to a study by scientists at Stanford and several other institutions.