Curled up inside every single one of the trillions of cells in the human body is six feet of DNA, spooled tightly and carrying the genetic instructions that govern so much of who a person becomes.

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

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

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

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

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

“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 study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...

Building a gene editor took months. With CRISPR even high-schoolers can get hold of editing systems in the time it takes to order RNA sequences online and have them shipped by FedEx. In a short while ...

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

The plant-editing system uses mRNA to avoid the risk that foreign DNA could be left behind and create unwanted mutations.

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