Scientists have identified genes that control tomato and eggplant size, paving the way for bigger, tastier, and more ...

Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we mapped thousands of expression quantitative trait loci in yeast, including a variant in GPA1 that influences gene expression, cell-cycle occupancy, and mating ...

The genetic duplicates, or paralogs, played a crucial role in shaping traits such as flowering time, fruit size, and shape.

Johns Hopkins scientists say the innovation could bring 'new fruits, foods, and flavors' to an expanded global agricultural ...

First author Hongbo Liu, a former postdoctoral fellow in the division of Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension at Penn, told ...

A genetic breakthrough may soon bring bigger and better tomatoes and eggplants to the world. Scientists have mapped the ...

Researchers have developed a comprehensive atlas that maps DNA methylation—a critical chemical modification governing gene activity—across 39 human cell types, revealing a complex landscape of ...

Teacher. Mentor. Leader. Those words fit Gene Gourley to a T during his Hall of Fame career at Danville High School. Not that he was whistled for many technical fouls while pacing the sidelines at ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

A new resource from the Gene Ontology Consortium, a comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes, has just been completed and released on a new website. For the ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and ...