Discover interesting facts about how traits are passed down over generations through DNA. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What ...

In 2020, Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, CRISPR-Cas9, a method for genome editing. Often referred to as “molecular scissors,” CRISPR cuts DNA at specific locations that ...

There's no escaping the unrelenting passage of time, but supercentenarians who live to see their 110th birthday have a ...

Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity—a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals ...

Graham Coop, a UC Davis professor of evolution and ecology and director of the Center for Population Biology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his exceptional ...

Cow D lived on a dairy farm in New Zealand. The animal looked like the typical black-and-white cow farmers raise for milk, except for one thing: Researchers had outfitted Cow D with an artificial ...

I want to introduce you to an incredible psychiatric researcher you likely don’t know, Lindon Eaves, who died last month in Richmond, Virginia. When I was a medical student at the Medical College of ...

A breakthrough gene therapy has helped restore hearing in both children and adults with a genetic form of deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study reports. Improvements in hearing were ...

Editor’s note: On May 19, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced that it was the successful bidder in the bankruptcy auction to buy 23andMe and its assets for $256 million. Regeneron says it will ...

People trying to lose weight often count calories, carbs, steps and reps and watch the scales. Soon, they may have another number to consider: a genetic score indicating how many calories a person ...

Tastier strawberries could soon be on the menu thanks to the latest genetic science breakthrough. It will allow breeding programs to enhance fruit quality without compromising flavor or color, say ...

Brad Elphinstone received funding from a Medical Research Future Fund grant. Should you be denied life insurance or have to pay extra if you have a genetic risk for certain diseases? Should insurance ...