Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate.

David Liu and Richard Merkin of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with Columbia professor Sam Sternberg, have ...

The human brain is known to contain a wide range of cell types, which have different roles and functions. The processes via ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in the Cell ...

One of the most commonly used gene-delivery methods relies on engineered viruses to insert stretches of genetic material into ...

A study exposing human skin cells to 5G frequencies found no harmful changes in gene expression or DNA methylation.

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

Researchers have developed a new set of gene delivery tools designed to target specific cell types in the human brain and spinal cord. The toolkit represents an advance toward gene therapies that ...