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British researchers say they have identified the gene that controls chronic pain, opening the door to new drug therapies that block the chemical processes that cause chronic back pain, headaches or arthritis…
Researchers have discovered a new genetic defect that can lead to Leigh syndrome, a rare and potentially fatal neurometabolic…
Plant and computer scientists have discovered the genes plants use to manage environmental stresses. Called “cis-regulatory…
Researchers have found the genetic cause for extreme thinness, finding that people with extra copies of certain genes are…
The remains of iconic bushranger Ned Kelly have been positively identified by forensic scientists more than a century after his hanging in 1880. The identification was made after an exhaustive forensic…
It’s an oft-quoted maxim that men have better spatial ability than women. That’s why, it’s argued, more men are employed…
Scientists have formed a new theory on the way genes jump around an organisms’ genome. Jumping genes, or transposons, are…
Just as medical researchers work to unlock the role our human genes play in disease, CSIRO investigates how plant genes can be used to boost the health benefits of food, increase crop yields and prevent…
A fundamental new understanding of programs that control energy production in the human body provides new clues to help the…
World-first field trials of a new technique to stop mosquitoes passing the dangerous and painful dengue virus onto humans have been declared a success, with plans afoot to roll out the method in dengue-plagued…
Emerging research suggests most European men can trace their lineage to people – most likely hunter-gatherers – who settled…
Researchers have unlocked the blueprints to the “power plants” within cells, providing clues that could help treat a range…
The low genetic diversity of the Iberian lynx – the most endangered carnivore in Europe – may not decrease the species’ chance…
A “spelling mistake” in a DNA sequence can trigger a process that switches a crucial anti-cancer gene off, thereby boosting the risk of cancer developing, researchers have found. In a paper published in…
Want to avoid getting eaten? If you’re a butterfly, it seems it pays to team up with another foul-tasting species and copy each others markings. Scientists have unlocked the genetic mechanism by which…
In one of the largest human genetic studies ever undertaken, scientists have identified the major common genetic variants that contribute to the cause of the devastating neurological disease, multiple…
New research has identified more genes related to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows an overlap between…
Female mosquitoes cannot tell if a male she has mated with is fertile or “spermless” and unable to fertilise her eggs. The…
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has found Myriad Genetics is entitled to patents on two sets human genetic mutations used to predict if women have an increased risk of breast and ovarian…
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