Analyzing gene expression in a vision center of the mouse brain has revealed 49 different classes of cells.

Children with autism tend to carry variants in stretches of DNA that flank autism genes.

A new tool allows researchers to simultaneously study the physical, genetic and electrical properties of individual neurons.

Social interactions shape the bustling communities of gut bacteria in chimpanzees.

Brian O’Roak has helped to steer some of the largest, most complex studies of autism genetics to date.

The first effort to sequence genes tied to autism in postmortem brain tissue reveals a range of harmful mutations in people with the condition.

New, miniaturized single-cell sequencing techniques are helping researchers tease out how autism-linked genes work in the brain.

A new tool trawls sequencing data to reveal single-letter DNA swaps within large duplications.

An online portal designed to give researchers easy access to genomic data may unwittingly reveal some sensitive information.

Two massive efforts to sequence the DNA of more than 11,000 people together provide the most detailed picture yet of genetic variation in the general population.