p53 is possibly the most important protein for maintaining cellular function. Losing it is synonymous with cancer.

Noncoding RNAs are proving to be critical players in the evolution of brain anatomy and cognitive complexity.

Organisms with unusual genomes are helping scientists investigate gene regulation, evolution, and development.

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

The author of a new book about emerging concepts in human genetics considers the question.

An open mind and collaborative spirit have taken Hans Clevers on a journey from medicine to developmental biology, gastroenterology, cancer, and stem cells.

Advances in the functional characterization of newly discovered microproteins hint at diverse roles in health and disease.

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in genetics and genomics, from Faculty of 1000

Recent advances in modeling the human placenta, the least understood organ, may inform placental disorders like preeclampsia.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.