PCR amplification was performed using barcoded primers and Tks Gflex DNA polymerase (Takara) with the extracted genomic DNA as the template. The V3-V4 variable region of the 16S rRNA gene was selected ...

Genetics plays a major role in the size of a penis. This includes genes on the X and Y chromosomes that direct the formation of the testicles and penis. Other factors influencing penis size include ...

Eye color genetics is complex, with multiple genes from each parent determining a person's eye color. Scientists once believed a single gene controlled eye color, but research shows that more than 50 ...

Now, the self-styled gene editing pioneer is trying to stage a comeback with another controversial project, aiming to use gene editing to prevent Alzheimer’s disease in future generations.

Of this subset of ADRs, 75% were associated with only three genes that impact how the body processes medication. Genetic testing before prescribing could therefore help avoid ADRs in these cases.

Last year, Penn Medicine did the first successful external liver perfusion using a gene-edited pig liver. Blood in a brain-dead patient circulated through a pig’s liver that was outside the ...

The work has been published in Science Advances. The results show that the two genes act in a finely tuned interplay: one ensures that the progenitor cells of the brain multiply more, while the ...

Now, a new study of more than 11,000 children with CHD identifies 60 genes that are mutated in CHD patients more often than expected by chance. The study is part of the Pediatric Cardiac Genomics ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Persistence is in Anne Wojcicki’s DNA. The co-founder of 23andMe, an innovative at-home genetic testing ...