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

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

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 ...

“Hormones and DNA are two powerful factors that can push a gene into being switch-like,” Aqil says. “Typically, lots of small ...

The human genetic code will be built from scratch by British scientists in a controversial new research project. The £10 ...

The COVID Human Genetic Effort started recruiting volunteers last year, with a focus on healthcare workers who were exposed to the virus but didn’t get infected, and healthy adults living in a ...

After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement.

The Evenings with Genetics seminars are sponsored by the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children Hospital. Next Event "Family Day at The Health ...