Dozens of unexpected genes are strongly linked to type 2 diabetes, new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) shows. The ...

For years, scientists believed our lifespan was mostly shaped by environment and chance, with genetics playing only a minor role. But a new study from the Weizmann Institute flips that idea on its ...

For decades, scientists have debated how much of our lifespan is written into our DNA and how much is shaped by the world around us. New research is tilting that balance toward biology, suggesting ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Researchers used CRISPR to edit hematopoietic stem cells, creating B cells that produce neutralizing antibodies against HIV, ...

If scientists could shrink themselves to microscopic size and take a journey through the human body—like the submarine crew ...

A gene-edited mouse created with two male parents has now survived to reach adulthood. This is a momentous occasion for genetics, as previous attempts to create bi-paternal mice have failed for a ...

Bioinformaticians have established that the genes in bacterial genomes are arranged in a meaningful order. They describe that the genes are arranged by function: If they become increasingly important ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the time ...

A new study in Molecular Psychiatry looked at the DNA of 131,895 people and asked two simple questions. Have you ever used cannabis? If yes, how often? Among those who had tried, frequency was ...