The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

Moss quietly collects DNA from animals, plants, and microbes, offering a simple way to track biodiversity without harming ...

For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

How parents and doctors navigate pregnancy has evolved quickly in recent years. Innovative prenatal screening now makes it ...

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with doctorates.

A test using genetics to predict who is at the highest risk of developing type 1 diabetes could one day be applied to ...

The popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy is an early childhood memory for many of us. It’s a poem that involves five little piggies, each corresponding to one of our fingers or toes. Kids love it, ...

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

Artificial intelligence has just redrawn the map of our genome’s control room, revealing hundreds of thousands of tiny DNA ...

On the other end of the spectrum, those experiencing low blood sugar should avoid exercising (even walking), as it can be ...

On the roads, motor-vehicle deaths — which spiked during the pandemic — have now fallen for several years in a row: the ...