Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific controversy.

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

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A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial ...

A Philadelphia-area infant named Baby KJ made international headlines after doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine successfully treated his rare, life-threatening liver ...

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The authors' approach to use genetic code expansion to tag two ALS proteins associated with stress granules has ...

Scientists trace Leonardo da Vinci's DNA through his descendants and family tombs to reconstruct his genetic code.

A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers ...

One therapy wey pipo bin once reason as achievement for science fiction don reverse aggressive and incurable blood cancers ...

This year, the researchers announced they had designed two antibiotics to go after superbugs. The AI combined millions of ...