Rare genetic disorders are typically caused by a variant in a single gene. It is estimated that there are over 7000 such conditions, meaning that although individually rare, they are collectively ...

Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations.

This article is part of a larger project by The Michigan Daily examining University of Michigan research trends by analyzing academic paper citations. The Daily spoke with Michael Boehnke, Richard G.

Ribosomes are the cell's protein factories, which read the genetic code and assemble the proteins that every organism needs ...

'Synthetic biology' is a research field that assigns new functions to organisms by leveraging natural and synthetic genetic regulatory tools. Organisms engineered through synthetic biology can be ...

What started as a love for biology in a high school classroom in Mason, Ohio has led Nour Sayed to pursue her doctorate at Miami. Sayed graduated with a BA in Biology from Miami last August, but ...