Researchers still do not have a comprehensive picture of the factors that influence gene expression in human cancers.

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

Complex traits are influenced by genes and the environment, but especially the latter is difficult to pin down. This important study uses C. elegans to demonstrate that non-genetic differences in gene ...

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new Cornell study shows that even in this ...