In the future, ten million people may die every year from infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. Researchers at the ...

Epigenetic reprogramming holds promise for reversing aging, addressing cellular aging mechanisms and paving the way for innovative therapeutic strategies.

Genetics—especially maternal genes-play a crucial role in a child's intelligence, though environment and nurturing also ...

Due to the genetic uniformity within bed bug infestations resulting from extensive inbreeding, one specimen per sample is generally representative of that population. But Booth wanted to make sure ...

The country’s largest-ever genomic study has identified unique genetic variants—a crucial step in closing a longstanding gap ...

First cousins Angie Peang and Michael Lee were disowned and branded "disgusting" by family members after beginning a romantic ...

The study of mitochondrial DNA has enabled scientists to trace a family tree that connects all of humanity to a single female ...

That's because sex — and gender roles, too —permeates all the way down to the most unreproductive of cell types. If you want to do science about animals including humans, sex as a biological variable ...

There are over 100 types of human papillomavirus (HPV), and some can lead to different types of cancer, including cancer that affects the nose and throat. | Microbiology ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they divide, a key process in ...

Blind content creator and TikTok star Lucy Edwards says she's "so excited" to be on a health kick to undergo IVF for gene ...

Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...