Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method—CRISPR—sometimes does more harm than ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

Most organisms on Earth have the same basic genetic code, but it comes with some flaws. Scientists sought to work out those errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

Researchers have reconstructed transcription in human mitochondria in unprecedented detail, revealing potential drug targets ...

Combining artificial intelligence and genetics has allowed researchers to study the part of the eye that gives us sharp ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Functional genomics, which is seeing how genetic variants behave in biological systems through genetic testing, is offering new hope for African cancer patients.

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function.