An SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) is a single chemical unit (base pair) variation in a stretch of DNA, present in more than 1% of the population. A common SNP is estimated to occur 1 in every 1000 base pairs between any two people.
Genomic variation focusing on antibiotic resistance of Haemophilus influenzae has been categorised on a global scale...
Genetic mutations resulting in serious diseases have been found to proliferate in the sperm cells of ageing men...
This piece by Vanessa Burns, exploring the impact the impact that CRISPR-based genome editing will have over the next 25 years, won the second prize in the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Competition...
An area in the human and mouse genome has been found to contain DNA that controls genes involved in anxiety...
A gene has been discovered to cause an increase in an individual's body fat percentage, with its suppression in mice leading to lower body fat percentages...
A CRISPR-based treatment for sickle cell disease is one step closer to approval after an advisory committee for the US Food and Drug Administration met to review its safety...
Key gene variants linked to running success have been identified in a small study on previously untrained participants...
The first 200,000 whole genomes to be sequenced as part of the UK Biobank project have been made widely available to researchers...
A gene variant has been identified that is linked to the development of both Alzheimer's and severe COVID-19, new research has found...
Psychologists have found a genetic variant associated with relationship satisfaction in the first years of marriage...
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