New scientific work is quietly redrawing the master timeline of ancient Egypt, shifting key dynasties and even the start of ...

With a rate of mutation 35 percent higher than random chance, this previously unknown weakness could be a major vector for ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible.

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After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that ...

Viral claims linking red meat to colon cancer oversimplify the science. Doctors and new research reveal a far more nuanced ...

From rare diseases to chronic conditions, epigenetic editing unlocks new ways to control gene activity without altering the genetic code.

Scientists discovered that certain cancer cells use a low-level activation of a DNA-dismantling enzyme—normally seen in cell ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has identified the earliest supernova on record, according to a statement released ...

Today's biomedical researchers are relentlessly searching for genes that drive disease, with the goal of creating therapies ...

Researchers discovered that some variants of the gene known as GRIN2A can cause certain conditions all on their own.

Analysis of more than 1 million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a ...