Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

The tool gained prominence in criminal investigations in 2018, when police used it to identify the Golden State Killer, who ...

It's a watershed moment for in vitro fertilization (IVF), which can be difficult and expensive. Doctors are hopeful AI can ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.

The problem, Zaaijer explained, is that algorithms used in precision medicine models overwhelming are built on DNA with ...

A rare dolphin with flippers resembling hooked “thumbs” was photographed in the Gulf of Corinth in Greece, a discovery that ...

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

Following the global pandemic of COVID-19, everyone in the world learned to be hyperaware of their health, their hygiene, and ...

A new portable DNA test can identify dozens of shark and ray species in only two hours, giving frontline officers a powerful ...

An archaeon reads the same codon in two different ways, overturning a doctrine that has stood for 60 years. Living organisms ...

F rom the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...