The combination of climate change and pathogen expansion could be fueling a surge in infectious diseases. GEN consulted ...

Study results advance understanding of how human cells evolved and could help point to new solutions for patients with rare genetic diseases.

NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

A groundbreaking and highly controversial scientific initiative is now underway in the UK, as leading British researchers aim ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers than our primate cousins. The change affects a protein used by immune cells ...