Whether you turn red when drinking alcohol, dislike certain smells, or metabolize drugs differently from others, the explanation often ...

Researchers introduced the ACTG hierarchical naming system and launched the JoGo 1.0 database to standardize how human gene ...

The first study to examine the extent of European ancestry biases in gene maps reveals tens of thousands of genetic ...

An artist's illustration of a DNA double helix. Genes make up only a small part of human DNA, and until recently, the function of the rest of the genetic material was unclear. The new Encyclopedia of ...

David Liu and Richard Merkin of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with Columbia professor Sam Sternberg, have developed a new, targeted means of inserting entire genes into human DNA ...

In the first decades of medical genetics, both physicians and patients associated this field with uncommon diseases, relevant only to specialists and those affected. This is no longer so: our ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

Golden retrievers are known for their friendly faces and loving nature, but not all of them behave the same way. Some are ...