A wave of spatial transcriptomics studies has produced gene-expression atlases that span entire organs and whole organisms, ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have traced the genetic changes that allowed animals to colonize land not once but ...

A new study confirmed a risk score, based on a map of genetic variants known to affect blood pressure, successfully identified people with Type 2 diabetes who are at increased risk for heart attack or ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health traits. By probing regions of DNA previously linked to disease, the work has ...

This story is one of many exploring recent advances in the science of longevity and aging. The following few articles in the series, including this one, will focus on the relationship between genetics ...