genetics

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

In 1994, a landmark paper identified a gene – BRCA1 – that significantly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancers when faulty. Thirty years...

Cambridge scientists have identified the genetic mutation that causes progressive retinal atrophy in English Shepherd Dogs, which results in...

Cambridge researchers have identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest impacts on obesity risk discovered to date.

The largest ever study of the genetics of the brain – encompassing some 36,000 brain scans – has identified more than 4,000 genetic variants linked...

An international team of researchers has found a genetic variant that may explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral...

A study of more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis has discovered the first genetic variant associated with faster disease progression, which...

How genetics and DNA testing can pave the way for more puppies to be born free from hereditary illnesses.