In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...

A critical finding regarding the prevalence of alternative splicing was that a majority of human genes produce a wide variety of messenger RNAs (mRNA) that in turn encode distinct proteins ...

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating piece of the puzzle surrounding the origins of human language, suggesting that a ...

A new study shows that giving mice the human version of a gene changes their squeak, suggesting some of the genetic ...

The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens the only hominids who could give detailed directions to a far-off freshwater ...

Alternative splicing plays a pivotal role in defining cell phenotypes and physiology in multicellular eukaryotes, often distinguishing between cell types more accurately than gene expression. 1 During ...

By comparing human, mouse, zebrafish, and Fugu genomes, Burge's group discovered that intronic splicing enhancers appear to differ substantially between mammals and fish.1 By applying a scoring method ...