Nearly 30 years ago, researchers began studying the gene Astn1, which encodes the cell adhesion protein astrotactin 1 in mice ...

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Hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (hEDS) is one of the most common heritable connective tissue disorders. Early estimates have reported that this genetic disorder affects at least one in 5,000 ...

The Human Domainome 1—the largest library of human protein variants—reveals the cause of certain genetic disorders, paving the way for personalized medicines. “We measured every possible mutation in ...

A Florida state legislator sponsored the nation's first state-backed genetic screening program after his son died from a rare genetic disease.

Growth charts for children with rare genetic disorders - giving healthcare professionals and families clearer guidance on how a child is developing - have been created by an international team, led by ...

Prenatal genetic testing has existed since the 1970s. In the 1990s, non-invasive testing became available, and significant scientific gains were made. Now, doctors can screen for hundreds of genetic ...

On Wednesday, Google's DeepMind AI research lab announced AlphaGenome, an AI model designed to identify disease markers in large volumes of genetic data. It's badly needed in a field that has produced ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change how we prevent disease, age, and define human potential. The same tools ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after ...