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New discoveries are showing how genetic variations can affect our health, from disease risks to how we respond to medicines. Understanding the genetics of animals, plants, and microbes helps us see ...

Two analyses presented at the National Society of Genetic Counselors' annual meeting indicate the CPT code change has led to an increase in billable hours.

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a ...

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have developed a new genetic risk score that predicts who is most likely to experience irregular or dangerous heart rhythms. The test merges several types of ...

The gene editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 is changing what’s possible for treating a wide range of diseases caused by ...

Scientists extracted 39,000-year-old RNA from a frozen woolly mammoth, revealing which genes were active when it died.

Researchers uncover how red seaweed reshapes cow gut microbes, revealing hydrogen-using bacteria that can reduce methane ...

Scientists have sequenced the oldest RNA from a 40,000-year-old mammoth named Yuka, unlocking genetic activity from its final ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, and they're infected with a strain of the virus that hasn't been ...

Each year, a single cow can belch about 200 pounds of methane. The powerful greenhouse gas is 27 times more potent at ...