With 80% of rare diseases having a genetic cause, getting a head start on genetic testing for infants can be the key to an ...

The recombination between parental chromosomes, a characteristic of sexual reproduction, plays a crucial role in evolution.

A breakthrough method for analyzing the DNA of centuries-old plant samples has given scientists an edge in combating the spread of invasive plants. Researchers from Monash University and the ...

Have you ever wondered about your genetic ancestry or familial health risks? Or perhaps needed legal proof of biological ...

Scientists working for Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences claim to have brought the dire wolf, which went ...

As many as one in 3,000 people could be carrying a faulty gene that significantly increases their risk of a punctured lung, ...

A gene once believed to be extremely rare may actually be surprisingly common—and capable of quietly raising the risk of ...

Our team took DNA from a 13,000 year old tooth and a 72,000 year old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” said Colossal CEO Ben Lamm in a statement that accompanied the announcement of the ...

Epigenetic variation, like genetic variation, can be inherited and influence traits across generations. However, epigenetic ...

Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for ...

If you previously consented to 23andMe and third-party researchers to use your genetic data and sample for research, you may withdraw consent from the account settings page, under “Research and ...

A man convicted for two murders in Santa Cruz County in 1976 has now been linked to another murder from that year almost 50 ...