In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), crucial cells in the retina known as rods and cones die over time; night ...

Scientists at UCLA and the University of Toronto have developed an advanced computational tool, called moPepGen, that helps identify previously invisible genetic mutations in proteins, unlocking new ...

Researchers at the University of California have created a novel data structure and compression method that allows ...

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

For decades, a genetic test that turned up a mutation linked to inherited blindness was treated as a verdict, not a risk ...

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, new research has found. The study sheds light on factors that influence the ...

A graph-based computational tool for detecting previously invisible genetic mutations has been developed. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA; USA) and the University of ...

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually to try to identify a disease-causing gene to help guide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new type of cat coat color has officially been discovered. Named salmiak, or ‘salty liquorice,’ the cats have hair strands that ...