Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish, collectively known as coleoid cephalopods, have evolved exceptionally large and elaborately structured nervous systems capable of complex behaviors such as ...

A University of Vienna study finds that an ancient burst of genome reorganization created 3D DNA interactions, or regulatory ...

A meta-analysis of 49 studies shows that APOE ε4 carrier prevalence in subjective cognitive decline falls between cognitively ...

The epigenetic modification, DNA methylation, is characterized by 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and found in specific genomic locations, most notably regulatory regions such as promoters and enhancers.

Researchers have carried out the first single-cell analysis of mitochondrial DNA in a population of brainstem neurons that ...

Genetic analysis revealed that several seeds from a batch sold as Sidra were not, in fact, Sidra; their genetic profile was ...

A study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reports a major advance in understanding how interactions between human and viral genomes shape disease risk. The research found that ...