J. Craig Venter, the scientist who led the private effort to sequence the first draft of the human genome, has died at age 79 in San Diego. His work accelerated genetic research, revealing links ...

At the heart of life is an information-rich molecule, DNA, bearing a language-based code that specifies the construction of ...

Scientists analyze 22,000 genomes documenting hundreds of genetic changes due to natural selection over the past 10,000 years, including variants linked to celiac disease and multiple sclerosis The ...

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ...

Conservation genomics is a bold new tool for protecting life on earth, but it will take all of us to slow the extinction ...

A DNA test revealed the foods and drinks I metabolise badly, and it was bad news ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow ...

A few years ago, doctors began noticing something unusual about many patients who were later diagnosed with Parkinson disease ...

A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition suggests that the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet might be driven by tiny proteins produced inside the energy-generating ...

A child known publicly as Baby KJ was celebrated onstage at the twelfth Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica last weekend. KJ had been treated for a rare genetic disease using gene editing ...

The 2026 cruise ship outbreak has thrust into global view a pathogen with a 40 percent fatality rate, no approved treatment ...

Broyhill Equity Composite declined 6.0% in Q1 2026, lagging global benchmarks. Read the full analysis for insights on ...