A Beaverton family that has spent years searching for a replacement gene for their son’s rare genetic disorder says they are ...

The federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents health insurers and employers from discriminating against a ...

Researchers at VIB and Antwerp University have identified a major genetic risk factor for a rare form of frontotemporal ...

New research assessing the efficacy of optical genome mapping (OGM) in a group of patients with acute leukemia has ...

A new study of German twins suggests that the strong connection between a young adult's cognitive ability and their future ...

Genome editing-based therapies typically aim to treat disease by correcting underlying genetic mutations in patient's cells.

Shane DiGiovanna was born with epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, a condition he said is described as "the worst disease you’ve ...

A research team led by scientists at the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, has completed the most extensive genetic sequencing of a jararaca viper to date. The focus of the study was the genome ...

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million ...

An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common epilepsies, assembling evidence from genome-wide ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggests that a genetic preference for immediate rewards is linked to less education and earlier parenthood. This provides evidence ...

A new method for safely inserting large chunks of DNA into genomes has now measured up in mice, potentially paving the way ...