In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A white deer with patches of brown fur was spotted near the East Bay Bike Path. Photos ...

Many scientific discoveries are serendipitous—the result of chance. Seeing evolution in action in a cheese cave turned out to ...

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a common genetic mutation increases liver disease risk. Their findings ...

A century ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological ...

How do cells know what they should become as the body develops? Biological development depends crucially on spatial patterns: ...

A genetic deletion responsible for the rare “salmiak” pattern in cats has been identified, revealing new information about feline coloration.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham in Boston have designed a custom gene editing technique that corrected the mutation ...

Yes, cancer is fundamentally a genetic disease, but not only a hereditary one. Most cancers arise from mutations acquired ...

Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) is a rare genetic disorder that causes short stature, distinctive facial ...

Did you know that some cancers can be passed down from generation to generation? Thanks to advances in genetics, it is now ...