Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that the eyes may offer a powerful, non-invasive way to assess heart ...

Dr. Katz's research shows how important it is for all breast cancer survivors to have access to genetic testing services, ...

Migratory birds, sea turtles and salmon have something in common: every year, they return to their birthplaces to reproduce.

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...

P arkinson’s disease continues to surge worldwide — and some experts say environmental chemicals could be playing a much ...

By Saturday morning, the two space complexes in central Florida are hoping to have launched five missions in one week, ...

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it ...

A new genomic method has enabled multiple people with rare conditions to receive diagnoses that were previously unattainable ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have described a new way to produce large amounts of xanthommatin, a natural pigment, in a bacterium for the first time. Xanthommatin ...

A study found 26 DNA regions tied to fibromyalgia, showing the disorder originates in the brain’s pain circuits, not in ...

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