High in the Ecuadorian Andes, at altitudes thousands of meters above sea level, humans face environmental pressures very ...

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

A small number of British women received sperm from a donor with a cancer-causing gene while seeking fertility treatment ...

Sperm from a donor who unknowingly carried a gene that raises the risk of cancer was used to conceive almost 200 children across Europe. A major investigation revealed the sperm was not sold to UK ...

Children affected require yearly full-body and brain MRI scans, as well as abdominal ultrasounds, for the rest of their lives to spot tumours as early as possible A SPERM donor who unknowingly carried ...

An evolutionary "trap" has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise—yet persists all the same.

Researchers find genetic basis for important risk factor in blinding eye disease: Bethesda, Maryland Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 15:30 Hrs [IST] A study funded in part by the Na ...

There may be an evolutionary thread linking big brains, long lifespans and immune-system genes in mammals, a new study finds. An organism’s lifespan depends partly on its genes, but scientists have ...

Scientists at UCL and GOSH have used groundbreaking base-edited CAR‑T cell therapy — BE‑CAR7 — to treat aggressive T‑cell ...

Some children have already died and only a minority who inherit the mutation will escape cancer in their lifetimes.

A chemical found in dark chocolate could slow the rate of biological aging. Research from King's College London has found ...

Chicago-based CRISPR technology company Syntax Bio says it has developed tech which automates the slow, manual process of ...