Data on almost 28,000 patients suggests understanding gene variations could improve treatments for obesity ...

Every few months for the past three years, Jeff Vierstra has been receiving infusions in his spine that target and disable a ...

Scientists show DNA polymerases can build long, patterned DNA without a template, opening new paths for synthetic biology and ...

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and an international team of collaborators have defined a new genetic disease marked by premature aging and deficits in brain function.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have theorized that two genetic defects have the potential to essentially “cancel each other out,” ...

When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: One of the prospective parents may be missing a chromosome. The most ...

Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America. They are brightly colored and unique, both as caterpillars and later as mature insects. Monarchs are found in every U.S. state ...

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a person is likely to develop arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to ...

Two new ancient DNA studies suggest that domesticated dogs were widespread in western Eurasia more than 14,000 years ago ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In 1964, Francis Crick—the Nobel Laureate famous for his contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA—and his Cambridge University colleague ...