For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

A research group from the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has found that an alteration in the POT1 gene prevents lung tissue from regenerating, which over time makes breathing difficult. The ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

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

Are humans evolving more through culture than DNA? A new study explores how medicine, technology, and institutions may guide ...

An international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS has identified rare mutations in the SPNS1 gene as the cause of a previously unrecognized multi-organ disorder. A research team led by Duke-NUS ...

High school textbooks may frame evolution as a thing of the past, but it is very much alive, said Dr. Arkhat Abzhanov, a ...

When brain development gets off to a bad start, the consequences are lifelong. One example is a condition called SCN2A ...

Aspirin can cut by more than half the risk that colon cancer will come back following initial treatment, a new Karolinska ...

Researchers in Berlin have used base editing to repair mutations that cause the kidney disorder ADPKD in cells from both mice and humans. In mice, a team led by Michael Kaminski was able to ease a key ...

Cris Collinsworth made everyone watching "Sunday Night Football" cringe on Sunday evening. The former Cincinnati Bengals wide ...