Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a new weight loss drug target that reduces appetite, increases energy expenditure, and improves insulin sensitivity without causing nausea or ...

“These [genetic-monitoring] tools are going to make biodiversity programs possible at the global level, so that we have a way of monitoring biodiversity the way we monitor our weather, with ...

Some chromosomes, such as B chromosomes, can increase their inheritance rate to their own advantage. These extra chromosomes are found in many plants, animals, and fungi and rely upon various ...

Our understanding of the range, culture, and adaptations of the Denisovans has been building slowly over the years, hinting ...

Pangenomes are collections of annotated genome sequences of multiple individuals of a species. The structural variants ...

Understanding how both environmental conditions and genetic makeup affect crops is essential to developing varieties that are ...

The discovery could lead to a new treatment for millions of people with obesity and type 2 diabetes who do not respond well to current treatments.

A new, better Ozempic? Scientists from the University of Copenhagen say they have developed a drug that decreases appetite ...

A study described the three-dimensional architecture of turtle genomes, which fold in a configuration unlike any other animal observed so far.

A new study has shattered historians' long-held assumptions about some of the people who died in Mount Vesuvius' eruption in ...

Genetics is the study of genes, genomes and heredity. It has developed rapidly in the last decade as new technology has made it possible to study genes in much greater detail and to rapidly sequence ...