To Shakespeare's Hamlet, we humans are "the paragon of animals." But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans ...

Researchers discovered that the absence of one critical gene made the plague less virulent, and may have allowed two major ...

New research published in Allergy indicates that certain environmental exposures may affect a child's risk of developing ...

This future is here; public support for IVF is already extremely high, and genetic screening is already routine in pregnancy.

New research suggests that DNA can have a big impact on how likely someone is to lose weight. Here, scientists and doctors ...

Nearly one million years ago, humanity came perilously close to disappearing. A new study reveals that our ancestors may have ...

With no known treatment or cure, Vivienne Redick's parents are tackling an impossible dream: finding a cure and hopefully help others along the way.

Where the hot and sweltering tropical valleys and bleached coastlines of Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago meet, archaeologists and geneticists have excavated, and resurrected, ancient hum ...

Brian Armstrong, the billionaire CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, says he’s ready to fund a US startup focused on ...

Screening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about.

A new study shows that colibactin exposure in the first decade imprints DNA changes that can accelerate colorectal cancer ...

Airborne DNA offers a powerful new tool for tracking wildlife, detecting pathogens, and monitoring human impacts across ...