'I've got the diagnosis, now what?' is one of the first questions families ask when they contact us at Unique, the UK-based organisation for rare chromosome and genomic disorders...
A recent large-scale study that discovered 83 rare genes related to human height reveals the power of so-called genome-wide association studies...
Scientists have found that two genetic analysis techniques can increase the number of causative mutations found in children with autism spectrum disorder...
Compared to ancestral humans, most modern people have lost 40.7 million base pairs of DNA...
A study has shown that chromosomes, far from being passive participants as had been assumed, are actively involved in the process of cell division...
A large, complex gene network in people with autism has been identified by researchers at the University of Oxford...
Rare genetic variants may have a significant impact on a person's risk of developing autism, research suggests...
Scientists may have identified the first genetic link to being underweight. A paper published in the journal Nature this week found that people with extra copies of a region of chromosome 16, locus 16p11.2, have a significantly increased risk of being underweight...
American researchers have linked hundreds of spontaneous genetic mutations to the group of psychological syndromes called autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)...
When Tim is stuck on his biology homework, his brilliant scientist and inventor uncle has the perfect solution: an invention that allows a teacher to project their thoughts directly into the brain of their pupil. 'Oh, if only' I hear every teacher and science communicator gasp. Wouldn't projecting science messages into children's minds make our lives a whole lot easier?...
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