New research is shining a light on one of genetics' enduring puzzles—how the workings of the so-called "selfish gene" could ...

GeneDx, Twist Bioscience and Wave Life Sciences are emerging as key players in the fast-growing genomics and synthetic ...

The world of cells is surprisingly noisy. Each cell carries unique genetic information, but when we try to measure cellular ...

Parents who are getting ready to welcome their baby into the world are being offered a test as part of a national study.

New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be ...

Families in the North East are being invited to take part in the national Generation Study, which will use whole genome sequencing to screen ...

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

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have cracked open the secrets of plant stem cells, mapping key genetic regulators in maize and Arabidopsis. By using single-cell RNA sequencing, they ...

For years, a rare form of male infertility, in which men are born without the tubes that carry sperm, was blamed on a single gene tied to cyst.

Scientists from the Gray Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University introduced an innovative gene therapy method to treat impairments in hearing and balance caused by inner ear ...

Due to its high accuracy and fast, simple workflow, capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a foundational technology for clinical applications. CE is an invaluable tool used to detect genetic var ...

Scientists are closer than ever to reconstructing Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA through a 30-year genealogical study, descendant ...