Genetics

Researchers from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences found that these retroviruses make up about 8% of the human genome.

Researchers are able to greatly reduce tumors of a rare genetic lung disease using tiny lipid-based nanoparticles in a preclinical model

State-of-the-art technology at the new Comparative Pathology and Genomics Shared Resource at Cummings School will help investigators interrogate the biology of...

Biologists have discovered the gene controlling the mating preference of male European corn borer moths for the female sex pheromone

Molecular mutation may be more common among African Americans with late onset Alzheimer’s, provide a possible focus for early diagnosis and targeted treatments

Focusing on glial brain cells, neuroscientist Yongjie Yang hunts for a new path to treating the genetic disorder

In a first, Tufts engineers create nanoparticles that deliver gene-editing tools to specific tissues and organs in mouse models

Tufts researchers find the molecular mechanism that causes fragility in abnormal DNA structures, which can lead to disease

Tufts researchers discover a gene necessary for maintenance of healthy sleep in fruit flies, which might help understand human sleep