Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers ...

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

Creating a synthetic human genome has the possibilities of improving human healthspans, but it also comes with extremely ...

But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full ...

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

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

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

Genetic disease is believed to be linked to 41 percent of U.S. infants' deaths, while more than 2 million children have a ...

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 Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine is transforming medicine by expanding the role of genetics and genomics in science and medicine through major discoveries ...

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 ...