A genome-wide association study examines the whole genomes of a large number of individuals, to identify genetic variants associated with a trait or risk of a disorder.
Genetics may account for almost 25 percent of the variation in when children take their first steps, new evidence indicates...
A large-scale genome-wide association study has revealed potential therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis...
'Established in 2007, in a gale of publicity, 23andMe benefitted from the valetudinarian personal genetic healthcare imaginary that appeared in the wake of the Human Genome Project,' writes Dr Pete Mills, as he documents the rise and fall of 23andMe...
Male fetuses and adult sons of women who smoke while pregnant exhibit more changes in gene expression than females...
Researchers have identified multiple genes that influence obesity in both humans and labrador retrievers, providing new insights into the genetic basis of weight gain...
Single-nucleotide differences in a DNA sequence that are associated with an inherited cancer risk have been identified through a large-scale screening study...
Nearly 300 genomic regions associated with increased risk for bipolar disorder have been uncovered...
Genetic and molecular changes occurring during ovarian ageing have been mapped to single-cell resolution...
Remnants of ancient viral DNA in the human genome are associated with two neurodegenerative diseases: multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease...
Menopause occurs an average of nine years earlier in women with two copies of a variant of the CCDC201 gene...
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