When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

Recent research suggests that some of these genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals could be linked to autism spectrum ...

After years of collecting consumer DNA, genetic testing companies are monetizing the data. But who should profit — the ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop.

Logan Cyr, 16, joined a global accelerator program for teens that enables him to research cures for genetic malformations.

Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals ...

Researchers from the University of Maryland's Department of Nutrition and Food Science are shedding new light on how a ...

In the frozen reaches of Greenland, a humble dog sits beneath a sky smeared with pale sun. Its breath makes tiny clouds in the cold air. Its paws, broad and calloused, press into the snow. This is the ...