When scientists sequenced the first Neanderthal genomes, they did not just resurrect a lost branch of the human family tree, ...

Thalassemia and other haemoglobin disorders often remain undiagnosed without proper testing. Experts stress the need for premarital and genetic screening to detect carriers early, prevent severe cases ...

Decades of research into autism has revealed this much: There is no simple answer for what causes the condition. Decades of ...

Dr Ryan Magee graduates today with a PhD in Biological Sciences, having developed a faster, cheaper method to track a major ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

FREE: Did you know Alabama residents can get free genetic testing with one easy at-home kit. One local woman tried it, and the results helped her take charge of her heart health. Here’s how it works.

A look at how the seed sector’s obsession with accuracy, transparency and genetics is reshaping what consumers expect from every corner of cannabis.

Living past 90 has less to do with genetics and more to do with small choices made consistently over decades. I've met dozens ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

A simple MyHeritage DNA kit sent TalkTV host Peter Cardwell on an emotional path of discovery, unearthing centuries of ancestry, a wartime tragedy and relatives he never knew existed ...

Two children with a rare genetic condition will live very different lives because one was tested at birth and the other was not, their parents say. Marley, five, and Meadow, four months, both have ...

Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.