Cancer treatment is becoming more personalized. By considering a patient's unique genetic and molecular profile, along with ...

The legendary atheist and evolutionary biologist argues that truth shouldn't bend to faith or fashionable politics.

Scientists have discovered that a gene called MUC19, inherited from Denisovans through ancient interbreeding, may have played ...

To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.

A new gene editor may soon open the door to gene therapies for a wider array of diseases.

Essentially all cells in an organism's body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are ...

Artificial intelligence relies on machine learning algorithms trained on massive datasets to make predictions—think of how ...

Scientists sought to work out genetic errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s original ...

Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...

Groundbreaking new research shows that it is possible to use gene therapy to restore hearing in both children and adults.

Prickly blackberries are not only a food safety concern—they can also cause mechanical damage to fruit during harvest and ...