It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to ...

Fragments of DNA from long-extinct human relatives still circulate in modern genomes, and in some cases they do more than ...

Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: a gene-editing treatment that might offer a one-time ...

Even in the best-case scenario, when fertility clinics transfer chromosomally normal embryos into a would-be mother's uterus, ...

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard ...

The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a person’s life chances. In reality, the genetic contribution for any given ...

A new study in the journal Science looked at decades of data on twins to estimate lifespan. When they did that, they found ...

"By following universal paralogs," says Kaçar, "we can connect the earliest steps of life on Earth to the tools of modern ...

Monash University researchers, in collaboration with Harvard University, have discovered how to permanently "switch off" cancer-causing genes, revealing a new approach to cancer treatment. The ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after ...