Researchers have found that the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago.

Study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, seeding the genetic variation that shapes our modern diet.

If you've ever struggled to reduce your carb intake, ancient DNA might be to blame.It has long been known that humans carry multiple copies of a gene ...

Research indicates that our capacity to process starches, crucial for consuming foods like bread, originated over 800,000 ...

The gene that kick off starch digestion potentially duplicated for the first time long before farming.

Scientists have created a global "superbug map," paving the way for scalable phage therapy to combat antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals.

Science is a marvelous thing. From mapping the human genome to inventing HIV treatments to taking us to space, scientists ...

According to the researchers, their deep-learning framework identified several gut microbiome-derived metabolites along with ...

Patients will be told how to prevent genetic diseases that they are at risk of developing in a landmark trial. About 3,700 ...

Roses are one of the world's most beloved and widely cultivated ornamental plants, captivating hearts and adorning gardens ...

The study focused on urothelial carcinoma, the most common form of bladder cancer, and used advanced whole-genome sequencing ...

This summer, I stood in front of a group of fellow peanut researchers at the American Peanut Research and Education Society (APRES) meeting in Oklahoma City and told them about ...