To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

DNA–protein cross-links (DPCs) represent a severe form of DNA damage that can disrupt essential chromatin-based processes. Among them, DNA–histone ...

Around 200 children in several countries were conceived with sperm from a single donor who unknowingly carried a rare genetic ...

DNA is known to keep its form for centuries, and the researchers found that their tape could store data for more than 345 years at room temperature, or about 20,000 years at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 ...

Now, it’s open to almost everyone who can afford it. Companies will offer to test for hundreds of genes to help people make ...

Night-time exposure to light disrupts body’s circadian rhythm, and can increase the risk of heart failure and other diseases.

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

Colon cancer is hitting long before the usual screening age. If you could ID who's at risk, you could screen early and save ...

Since an investor revolt early this year at Air Products and Chemicals, the new leadership at the industrial gas giant has ...

“The research that’s needed most is the risk stratification research—who do we screen,” says Dr. Gabre. By getting to the ...

Most of the muscles of your foot let you point your toes down, like when you stand on tiptoes, or lift them up, like when you walk on your heels. These muscles also help feet roll slightly inward or ...

This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.