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A new study of why older male flies are more likely to pass mutations onto their offspring may shine a light on inherited diseases.

A new study describes why older male fruit flies are more likely to pass on mutations, potentially shining a light on inherited-disease risk in humans.

The male reproductive system serves as a hotspot for the emergence of new genes. Perhaps that explains why more new mutations are inherited from fathers than from mothers.

The team identified 1215 blocks of genes that consistently occur on the same chromosome in the same order across all 32 genomes.

Are DNA scientists inadvertently manipulating their own data? New research questions results of a common tool used by DNA scientists, with potentially massive implications.

A vast array of species, including people, use slime for a variety of essential bodily functions. Studying the genetic ancestry of slime surprisingly showcases the role of repetitive DNA in evolution.

Research fellow at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University did his MSc at Ballygunge Science College

Researchers think famine and disease might be the reason humans drink the milk of other animals.

Dairy products were consumed without complaint 9,000 years before most humans evolved gene to digest them

Research from the University of Bristol and UCL has found that famine and disease increased the prevalence of a gene that makes us tolerant to lactose, as intolerance became life-threatening.