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

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

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 ...

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

The medical examiner's office investigates approximately 40,000 deaths per year in New York City. Its molecular genetics laboratory, founded by Dr. Yingying Tang in 2003, is the only one of its kind ...

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

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 oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

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

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