We discuss how gene-edited pig kidneys could solve the global organ shortage, explore a new brain atlas revealing how ...

Genetic testing has had a shift in the past ten years, as it has left medical laboratories and entered living rooms.

What we choose to study—whether fine art or finance—is one of the most influential decisions in our lives. It shapes not only ...

Sohini Ramachandran is a professor of biology, data science, and computer science at Brown University. C. Brandon Ogbunu is ...

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

An investigation into the tyrant’s DNA raises science’s toughest ethical questions.

Coriander's polarizing taste stems from a genetic variation in smell receptors, particularly sensitivity to aldehydes that ...

Research has found that certain related genes cause people to be overwhelmed by a certain characteristic of beets and some ...

His decoding of the blueprint for life with Francis H.C. Crick made him one of the most important scientists of the 20th ...

Recent epic leaps in genetics have created a biodiversity library. As the genetic make-up of animals, plants, fungi, bacteria ...

Analysis of Adolf Hitler’s DNA reveals he may have had a rare genetic disorder that delays puberty, a new documentary says. Experts say that more details are needed.

Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects how a person feels, thinks, and behaves, affects roughly 1% of the population (approximately 3.5 million people in the U.S.) and is a leading cause ...