Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Sweetpotato, a critical food crop for millions, has finally had its genetic code fully decoded after decades of mystery.

GeneDx CEO Katherine Stueland explains how her company screens babies’ DNA for mutations that cause thousands of treatable ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

Dr. Ronald Cohn, the CEO and president of the Hospital for Sick Children, takes Newsweek on a tour of its sprawling ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The ...

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), small pieces of DNA released from dying tumor cells into the bloodstream, can be easily and non-invasively identified and ex | Cancer ...

Researchers showed that many mitochondrial proteins enter the organelle during synthesis, guided by folding patterns and structural signals. This discovery revises decades of biochemical models. Mitoc ...