A new study has suggested that a genetic ‘battle of the sexes’ could be much harder to resolve and a lot more important to evolution than previously thought.

A gene linked to the spread of eye melanoma has been identified by researchers.

Although more research is needed, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

A genetic variant, which influences whether a person with dyslexia is more skilled with either the left or right hand, has been identified by scientists.

Why some genes go out of control is being explained in a new discovery that scientists are examining.

They have identified a “cellular switch,”

The first detailed global map showing the distribution of the sickle cell gene, supporting the ‘malaria hypothesis’ has been produced by the University of Oxford scientists.

The way in which genetic variants rewire the brain and it could help in finding therapies for rebalancing the brain’s circuitry in early development, scientists have shown.

The deletion of a genomic region on chromosome 17 has been identified as a significant risk factor for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and schizophrenia.

Stem cells can sense a decrease in available nutrients and respond by retaining only a small pool of active stem cells for tissue maintenance, a study

Using stem cells to create bioartificial organs for transplant is the new method developed by Spanish scientists who said that this will reduce to a large extent the risk of rejection.

University of Pittsburgh researchers have devised a three-dimensional system in laboratory culture that mimics the growth patterns of colon cancer stem cells in patients.