In a quest to understand complex speech, scientists inserted what's been dubbed a human “language gene” into mice. Remarkably ...

A new genetic study suggests humans developed language at least 135,000 years ago, reshaping our understanding of early ...

A small team of computational and evolutionary biologists from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan ...

CDKL5, one of the five members of the CDKL family of genes, is important for proper neurodevelopment and associated with ...

When a gene gets duplicated, it often leads to the recipe being followed too many times, and the resulting “leftovers,” the ...

Biological sciences researchers from the U of A have led the publication of a paper that expands our understanding of sensory ...

A human-specific NOVA1 variant changed mouse vocalizations, potentially providing insights into the evolution of language.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. They say the ...

UD researchers discover that differences in gene expression in fat could be the key to targeted obesity treatment. According ...

Can reprogramming our genes make us young again? A breakthrough in longevity research may be nearing its first human trials.

Researchers examining British Labrador retrievers have identified multiple genes connected to canine obesity. The ...

A gene linked to obesity in Labradors is the same one found in humans, scientists say. The discovery could help researchers ...