Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and ...

Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Precision Medicine Models has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the ...

Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that ...

Dr. Comfort is a historian of genetics who is completing a biography of James Watson. At first, James Watson terrified me. It ...

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child ...

Gene editing has moved from labs to real world trials as scientists tweak DNA to cure disease, boost resilience, and redesign life itself, raising urgent ethical questions about who decides the future ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and ...

The identification of 20 causal plasma proteins for prostate cancer represents a critical step toward addressing the need for improved diagnostic specificity and reveals promising new targets for ...

For more than a century, we’ve treated the brain like a bustling high-rise office. The neurons act as the high-powered ...

Scientists are making historic progress in xenotransplantation, using genetically modified pig organs for human transplants. Recent trials show promis ...