Maize (Zea mays L.) plays an important role in global food security. During 9,000 years of maize domestication and breeding, ...

Typically, the information encoded in DNA allows organisms to develop, function, and pass traits across generations. Yet DNA ...

Wu explained that the team found unique variations in this gene that essentially act as an upgrade to the engine, giving it a ...

Mobile DNA, once treated largely as genomic clutter, may help plants build new ways to respond to environmental stress.

For more than a century, heredity has been framed through the tidy logic of Mendel’s pea plants: traits pass from parent to ...

Craniofacial genetics and genetic epidemiology represent rapidly evolving fields at the intersection of human morphology, complex trait genetics, and ...

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test ...

Whether we are writing an email, rushing for a bus, or humming a tune, every thought, feeling, and action relies on communication between our roughly 100 billion nerve cells. This exchange of ...

The natural world is filled with variety. Ecological systems can look very different in different parts of the Earth. Every species has genetic variation that means individuals can look and behave ...

Certain rare genetic disorders may cause a child to develop obesity. Health experts may refer to these conditions as syndromic childhood obesity. They may affect a child’s metabolism or cause them to ...