The study focused on inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), a group of genetic diseases that lead to progressive vision loss ...

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 ...

Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder that silently passes from parents to their children. Understanding its symptoms, ...

Are you mostly a product of the genes you inherit or your experiences in life? This question intrigues many people, including addiction researchers. In this post, I provide an overview of key research ...

Genetic disorders can occur due to mutations in one gene (monogenic), multiple genes (multifactorial inheritance), and mutation in one or more chromosomes. Point mutations are where one nucleotide in ...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution generated scientific debate and discussion not only in Darwin's own time, but for decades afterward. In the latter part of the nineteenth century and the until the ...

Hair genetics can come from either parent, and multiple genes can determine hair traits, such as color, texture, and growth. Genes can also affect hair loss. Although it can run in families, this is ...

Noonan syndrome is a hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits a certain genetic mutation from a parent. A genetic mutation may also occur at conception due to an irregularity in the egg ...