University of Iowa researchers have successfully tested a technique that stimulates a gene to prevent craniosynostosis, a ...

DNA’s chemical cousin, RNA, was the messenger that carries DNA instructions from the double helix in the cell’s nucleus to ...

There's a fresh push to edit the genes of human embryos to prevent diseases and enhance characteristics that parents value.

A gene called ASDL, which helps synthesize DNA, differs between modern humans and our extinct human relatives. The findings ...

A man with type 1 diabetes has become the first patient to produce his own insulin after receiving genetically engineered ...

Scientists have discovered that a gene called MUC19, inherited from Denisovans through ancient interbreeding, may have played a vital role in helping Indigenous ancestors adapt as they migrated into ...

Two studies present new data on ME/CFS, offering "credibility and validity" to the experiences of patients struggling with ...

The variant gene that colitis sufferers have is common. According to past genome-wide studies, it appears in about 53% of Europeans, 52% of Americans and 16% of Japanese people.

Now, scientists have documented the way that one single gene in Yersinia pestis made it so adaptable. The findings are described in a study published May 29 in the journal Science.