The influence of an unknown population and its impact on intelligence was discovered in our DNA by researchers using a new ...

UCLA Health researchers say study findings uncover Huntington's disease mechanisms and pave new ways to develop treatments.

You may have heard of the fantastic-sounding "dark side of the genome." This poorly studied fraction of DNA, known as ...

Scientists have revealed exactly how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive the development of different types of head and neck ...

The idea that trauma and violence can have repercussions into future generations should help people be more empathetic,” ...

Music is central to human emotion and culture. Does our ability to enjoy music have a biological basis? A genetic twin study, ...

The bankruptcy of 23andMe is raising concerns about the future of its DNA information. Once a pioneer in the genetic testing ...

A new study suggests a far more intricate genetic tapestry is involved in the ultimate ancestry of people in Japan.

2024 — Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. But only two percent of the human genome ...

Editing embryos’ DNA will not only eliminate Alzheimer’s but “permanently eradicate cancer”, he claimed. However, gene ...

A landmark study looking at all adverse drug reactions ever recorded in Britain since 1964 reveals just three genes could be ...

Genetics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and its CEO is stepping down, leaving many users concerned about the future ...