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 ...

DNA analysis is showing some hope in the identification of an unknown woman who died after an accident in southwest Missouri ...

A noninvasive blood test to detect genetic material shed by tumors may help clinicians identify adverse events related to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, investigators at the Johns ...

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

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

For years, many families have believed that a child’s intelligence is inherited from the mother, a claim often repeated in ...

The modern-day Bo people of southeastern China have long maintained that they had no connection to those inside the hanging ...

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

Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...