France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

According to Bloomberg News, Vinay Prasad, who oversees gene therapies at the FDA, said the plans will be published in early November. He foresees the approach sparking curiosity for the next wave of ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

Recent research has uncovered a fascinating mechanism in the nematode worm C. elegans that could have profound implications ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

In a cave in Thailand, scientists found some stunning species that have never been documented before, providing interesting new avenues for genetic research.

Genetics make up who we are, what we look like, but they also can affect us in ways like cancer being passed down.

A new medication for treatment-resistant depression may help a subset of people who carry a specific genetic marker.

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and ...