Researchers have refined a powerful DNA sequencing tool that can uncover hidden mutations that occur naturally in our bodies ...

Dr. Graham Erwin, assistant professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, has been awarded the National Institutes of ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological ...

Some animals, called extremophiles, can survive even the harshest conditions possible, like the inside of a volcano or even outer space.

White giraffes aren't albinos. Find out how they are different, how they get their color, and how it affects their survival.

Parents are posting humorous videos on social media about how they knew their child's autism was genetic, in light of the ...

Tiny, three-dimensional organoid models are reshaping cancer research by recreating the intricate architecture and diversity of human tumors.

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - ...

Every minute, a woman in the U.S. requires a blood transfusion due to heavy menstrual bleeding, or HMB. One in three women ...

In what may be one of the most important HIV research breakthroughs in years, scientists have discovered a strikingly ...

How to identify the next dangerous virus before it spreads among people is the central question in a new Comment in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. In ...

Scientists have discovered that an excess of a specific brain protein could serve as an early warning sign for Alzheimer’s ...