What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

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

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

Researchers in Berlin have used base editing to repair mutations that cause the kidney disorder ADPKD in cells from both mice ...

Dr. Ambroise Wonkam discusses the role of genetic modifiers in sickle cell disease and their impact on patient care in ...

Some lucky people have rare genetic mutations that enable them to feel well-rested after just four hours of sleep, while the rest of us need around eight hours to function. Now, researchers have ...

A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical trial that a low dose of the well-known medicine aspirin halves the risk ...

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

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

To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.

Meet the luckiest people on Earth — individuals carrying a rare genetic mutation that prevents wrinkles from forming even as they age well into their 80s. These genetic lottery winners have provided ...

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