Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science have identified a specific gene that controls social behaviour in worms. The study reveals how serotonin pathways drive social swarming across different ...

Studying social behavior is crucial for understanding how certain neuromodulatory pathways—like the serotonin pathway, which influences mood and social interactions—are regulated. Kavita Babu, ...

A new study suggests that the Agouti gene in the brains of male African striped mice can act as a molecular "switch," making ...

Achondroplasia, also known as short-limb dwarfism, is associated with neurological symptoms and complications due to narrowing of the skeletal structures surrounding the spinal cord. Despite ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic analysis. Scientists know that Neanderthals and humans mated because there is ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

A genetic analysis reveals that ancient pairings between humans and Neanderthals favored female humans mating with male Neanderthals, shedding light on their interactions.

Researchers from The University of Osaka have developed a mouse model for achondroplasia. The model identified the importance ...

In pet genetics, cancer research, and beyond, Charlie Lieu, MBA ’05, SM ’05, has spent her career harnessing massive data ...

Artificial light at night (ALAN) can significantly affect animals by changing their physiology, behavior, and geographic ...

Love is in the air for the vinegar fly. Drosophila melanogaster has long been a model for understanding how brains translate ...