Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply—and can contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss, and genetic disorders. Yet why this sudden rise ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

Scientists found a new coronavirus in Brazilian bats, named BRZ batCoV. This virus shares a genetic feature with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-1 ...

Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply - and can contribute to infertility, pregnancy ...

Other birds are edible too. Pigeons have likely been consumed for thousands of years, for example, while geese may have been domesticated 4-5,000 years ago. Squab (farmed pigeons) are regularly ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a complex condition with rising global prevalence. Research indicates it stems from a blend of genetic predispositions and ...

A team of scientists has developed a highly accurate blood test for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. The test reads tiny DNA patterns that reveal the biological signature of the illness. For millions who’ve ...

Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just ...

A new genomic method has enabled multiple people with rare conditions to receive diagnoses that were previously unattainable ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...

A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.

A new genomic method has enabled multiple people with rare conditions to receive diagnoses that were previously unattainable ...