UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Thomas Hunt Morgan (shown) discovers a white-eyed mutant in his laboratory fruit flies. His continuing work would confirm that genes, the units of heredity, are located on chromosomes.

The answers to these questions and many more can all be found here, thereby emphasizing the use of the transmission genetics as a valuable research tool. Image: Sheila Terry/Science Source.

However, while ancient cultures attributed hair loss to everything from bad omens to excessive thinking, modern science tells ...

Revise GCSE science by listening to these podcasts from ... This is the first episode in a series on Inheritance, Variation and Evolution. Or in other words, how you get things from your ...

along with an explanation of the field of genetics. What Geneticists and Genetic Counselors Do and How They Differ A geneticist is someone who has a medical degree or a Ph.D. degree in science and ...