New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well ...

Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease. The death sparked an investigation ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions. This remarkable feat paves the way for boundless opportunities in biology, ...

Scientists sought to work out genetic errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s original ...

Researchers describe minimal versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT). Capable of precisely editing genes, activating gene expression and repressing genes all at the same time, the technology ...

Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, columns about teaching Current Directions in ...

Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered how the Turkana people of northern Kenya have genetically adapted to survive one of the harshest environments on earth.The findings, published ...

Researchers compared Kangaroo Island koalas with those in Victoria and Queensland using whole-genome sequencing. They found ...

To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.

Kelli Lehto, Associate Professor of Neuropsychiatric Genomics at the University of Tartu, is leading a prestigious Europe ...