A major mouse study found that some inherited traits are passed down through epigenetic changes that break the classic rules of genetics. Researchers discovered hundreds of cases where these chemical ...

Kelly Curtis, an American actress and the sister of Jamie Lee Curtis, died on Saturday. She was 69. Jamie Lee Curtis announced her older sister’s death in a Facebook post. She wrote, “A warm aloha to ...

If you watched the Spurs’ dominant 103–82 win over the Thunder on Sunday night, then you likely saw the NBC broadcast pan to a group of four nuns sitting court side at Frost Bank Center. It’s ...

Genetic information in the DNA and modifications, such as DNA methylation, define the epigenetic landscape and phenotype and show both Mendelian and non-Mendelian heredity. Scientists have long known ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

An influential order of nuns decided to complete its mission when the last sister dies. The only question left is how to finish well. By Kurt Streeter Visuals by Michelle V. Agins Kurt Streeter and ...

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Jon McCormack's new book celebrates the whorls, hexagons, and half-moons that appear in the world all around us. A 400-million-year-old ammonite cross-section reveals an interior world of remarkable ...

Mieko Kawakami’s novel “Sisters in Yellow” follows a group of dreaming and scheming young women through society’s margins. Credit...Yuko Shimizu Supported by By Dwight Garner When you purchase an ...

Libby Fernandez, R.S.M., rides her electric tricycle through the streets of Sacramento, Calif., on her way to deliver hot drinks and support to the unhoused population there. Credit: Helene Stapinski ...