In a nutshell Scientists discovered a tiny genetic change in the NOVA1 gene that exists only in modern humans — not in ...

A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

When the monkeys were single-celled embryos, scientists had used CRISPR editing tools to silence, or “knock out”, a gene that ...

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in ...

“We’re literally walking on DNA, both from the present and from the past.” Eske Willerslev Thanks to a few well-funded labs like the one in Copenhagen, the gene time machine has never been ...

A new discovery offers hope for Huntington’s disease. This discovery provides hope that a DNA repair process may help slow or ...

Stanford scientists have identified 380 key genetic variants that significantly influence cancer development, filtering ...

Genes shape brain structure and may influence neurological disorders like Parkinson’s and ADHD, revealing new insights into brain health.

A new contender for a human 'language gene' can change the way that mice squeak when it is incorporated into their DNA.

Thanks to the growing field of epigenetics, we're learning more about the interplay of genetic inheritance and environment in ...

From understanding hereditary diseases to predicting drug responses, sequencing helps researchers uncover the subtle language ...