More people are turning to genetic counseling to understand their DNA and assess their risk for certain diseases. As part of ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer ...

A research team led by Zhiping Weng, Ph.D., and Jill Moore, Ph.D."18, at UMass Chan Medical School, has nearly tripled the ...

Researchers from Radboud University Medical Center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

What if a single Renaissance drawing could reveal not just who made it, but the biological traces of Leonardo da Vinci ...

Beachy Head woman grew up locally in Roman Britain, according to new genetic and chemical analysis of a 2,000-year-old ...