Nature is full of surprises, but few are as fascinating as hybrid animals, creatures born from crossing two different species ...

Scientists first read the human genome, a three-billion-letter biological book, in April 2003. Since then, researchers have steadily advanced the ability to write DNA, moving far beyond single-gene ...

Little is known about why the woolly rhinoceros went extinct around 14,000 years ago. Scientists have found clues in an unusual source: the frozen remains of an ice age wolf.

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

For 10% of colorectal cancer patients, hereditary factors play a role, with higher percentages among younger patients.

An Instagram post about the last two northern white rhinos references a scenario conservationists have warned us about for ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

The ROAR trial tested the hypothesis that returning familial hypercholesterolemia-associated genetic results leads to ...

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine published a report that concludes preimplantation genetic testing for ...

Cell and gene therapies use the body's building blocks - cells and genetic material - to boost the immune system or correct ...

This week researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project announced they have made the kind of breakthrough you might ...