Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed software that reduces the time needed ...

Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, when occurring together in a gene, can restore function—proving a decades-old ...

Despite our growing reliance on algorithms, the Pew Research Center found that Americans are concerned with the fairness and effectiveness of computer programs that make important decisions in their ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it takes for cells to behave in desired ways — for example, getting them to ...

There are many sleep phenotypes, which reflect the duration and intensity of sleep, as well as its circadian and homeostatic regulation. In flies, mice and humans, at least ten genes have either been ...