New research challenges long-standing assumptions about human evolution, revealing that natural selection has been more ...

Intellia Therapeutics said its Crispr-based treatment for hereditary angioedema met its goals in a Phase 3 trial, marking a ...

Everyday DNA mutations can help us understand immune function and aging—and even mitigate harm caused by some inherited ...

Get your kit in the mail, do a cheek swab + send it off to the lab. (Ben Johnson / Bham Now) In many parts of Alabama, getting specialized healthcare isn’t as simple as booking an appointment.

Behind the humble potato chip are researchers constantly thinking up new ways to make potatoes tastier, hardier and more ...

Approval in severe-to-profound and profound OTOF -related hearing loss is based on pivotal results of the CHORD trial demonstrating 80% of ...

The skin over a fresh wound might not look like much. In some animals, though, that thin covering becomes command central for ...

James Carol Jackson, a welder from Texas, was identified through genetic genealogy. Investigators hope someone remembers him ...

SYNGAP1 encephalopathy is a rare genetic disorder for which there is no treatment. It causes epilepsy, intellectual ...

Scientists have uncovered a powerful genetic switch that helps some of the body’s most important immune cells grow up properly and keep our organs healthy. The switch, called MafB, guides immature ...

The New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is trying to make it easier to screen for genetic health conditions. 2 GOP senators back effort to nullify Donald Trump's executive order Grandpa ...