Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a leading cause of heart failure, is twice as common in Black individuals as in white individuals. This excess risk is not fully explained by known risk factors such as ...

Now, researchers have found new evidence that a gene known as CHRNA3, a nervous system regulator that is found across a wide range of animals, from roundworms to humans, may also help to determine how ...

Following the blood test at 10 weeks, "everything unfolded in what felt like a blink of an eye" as Victoria Glass got a ...

Dear D.M.: FVL is an inherited genetic condition that somewhat predisposes people to excess blood clotting. It is very common ...

Some of the most expensive drugs currently in use are gene therapies to treat specific diseases, and their high cost limits ...