An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic ...

A comprehensive genetic investigation led by Dr. Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital has uncovered ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...

A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

Up to 5% of Americans may carry genetic variants associated with cancer risk, according to a cross-sectional analysis.The ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

Tiffany Fransen, diagnosed with Friedreich's ataxia, faces challenges from this rare disease. The genetic disorder affects ...

How to balance patient confidentiality with your ethical and legal duties to inform family of hereditary risks.