For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added biological coatings. The development opens the door to more controlled and ...

Aranyak Goswami, an assistant professor of computational biology, will talk Wednesday about decoding the gut-brain connection to neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, autism and schizophrenia ...

A Space Odyssey and Gattaca are among the best examples of 20th-century hard sci-fi, grounding their plots in logic and plausibility.

Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a Silicon Valley startup, involves a couple with a genetic abnormality who want to ...

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the company Preventive is working toward genetically engineering its first baby ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say. The study, recently published in the journal Nature, found that these tweaks changed ...

SATURDAY, Nov. 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say. The study, recently published in the journal ...

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say. One genetic change flipped the ilium — the bone your hands rest on when ...

The contribution of genetics to the variability in people’s metabolism has remained largely unknown. This is, in part, because genetic studies of human metabolism have been limited in scale and ...

In a landmark study, researchers have successfully sequenced the genomes of 13 ancient individuals from South Africa, offering unprecedented insights into human genetic continuity and challenging ...