Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates ...

A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

Sorghum bicolor is a deep-rooted, heat- and drought-tolerant crop that thrives on marginal lands and is increasingly valued ...

Dear D.M.: FVL is an inherited genetic condition that somewhat predisposes people to excess blood clotting. It is very common ...

Following the blood test at 10 weeks, "everything unfolded in what felt like a blink of an eye" as Victoria Glass got a ...

Some of the most expensive drugs currently in use are gene therapies to treat specific diseases, and their high cost limits ...