People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy genetic research has relied upon broad but surface-level methods called ...

In 2008, genetic research suggested that Ötzi’s maternal lineage was extinct. His mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) carried a rare signature never observed in any living person, leading researchers to ...

Scientists have developed a new technology called base editing that allows them to rewrite specific DNA letters without ...

A growing body of genetic evidence suggests that Neanderthals and Denisovans carried many of the same regulatory gene networks linked to language and vocal anatomy in modern humans, challenging the ...

A new trial is testing whether a specialist medical tampon could help improve the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. The ...

For most of my life, I thought cancer prevention for men was straightforward: don’t smoke, eat a healthy diet, exercise, manage stress and get regular medical checkups.

Gene-editing approaches being developed by two companies show hints that switching off certain genes could dramatically ...

Cancer researchers are making strides in efforts to use genetic profiling to develop a more precise understanding of the ...

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

Fast functional testing of genetic variants, from newborn genomes to disease models like zebrafish, is transforming ambiguous DNA findings into confident, real‑time treatment decisions.

Utah's Newborn Screening Program finds 45 genetic disorders shortly after a baby is born. New conditions are added to the list as screening tests and treatments become available. Hunter syndrome, a ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...