Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism ...

Around 200 children in several countries were conceived with sperm from a single donor who unknowingly carried a rare genetic ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

The analysis revealed that about 2 per cent of sperm from men in their early 30s contained disease-causing mutations. That ...

A newly developed AI can predict which diseases specific genetic mutations are likely to cause, not just whether they are ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

Tanning bed users are known to have a higher risk of skin cancer, but for the first time researchers have found that young ...

Scientists at Mount Sinai have developed a new artificial intelligence system (AI) that can predict not just whether a ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

Ever looked in the mirror and wondered why you’ve got those tiny cheek holes or why you can see colors your friends can’t? It ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...