Researchers still do not have a comprehensive picture of the factors that influence gene expression in human cancers.

There is considerable variability among Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) isolates in their ability to produce disease and currently ...

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, ...

Birds that migrate long distances to tropical regions show greater genetic diversity than those staying nearby.

Complex traits are influenced by genes and the environment, but especially the latter is difficult to pin down. This important study uses C. elegans to demonstrate that non-genetic differences in gene ...

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease.

The study showed that exposure to biopesticide fungi might lead to the evolution of resistance, just as with synthetic pesticides, and builds on previous findings that indicated new approaches are ...

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases develop.

Changes to a pest's diet could slow the evolution of resistance to biopesticides, according to research from University of Stirling scientists.

Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the ...