We have written about the promise of gene therapy to correct genetic disease many times. An exciting development happened ...
Scientists have long thought of DNA as an instruction manual written in the four- chemical bases—A, C, T, and G—that make up the genetic code. The prevailing belief was that by decoding these ...
Why Some People Are Born to Be Afraid Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be ...
Inherited genes, present in all cells at birth, could well be the key to understanding cancer behavior. A recent study shows their influence on tumor growth and response to treatments. This research, ...
In a recent study, Dr. Oszkár Schütz and his colleagues analyzed 156 ancient genomes from the Sarmatian period, spanning the 1st to 5th centuries CE. The aim of the study was to clarify the origins ...
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, ...