After an abnormal NIPT finding in a pregnant woman, a maternal-fetal medicine doctor orders a second NIPT, against recommendations.

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

By focusing on twins and patients with lupus and Parkinson’s disease, a Mexican consortium is generating critical data to ...

Scientists are warning that a project aiming to build human DNA from scratch could lead to new types of warfare and is a ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

Scientists sequenced the genomes of 2,762 individuals across India, revealing the country’s unique ancestral makeup and a ...

Discover the fascinating world of 'noble rot' in wine-making and the unique chromosome distribution in Botrytis and ...

But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full ...

Biological science has made such astonishing leaps in the last few decades, such as precise gene editing, that scientists are ...

Women have slightly longer life expectancy than men, but how does health differ between the two sexes as we get older?

A hidden gene holds the key to a mysterious nutrient vital to life. The discovery reshapes what we know about diet, disease, ...

The massive project will likely take decades to complete, but it has significant oversight built into it to ensure it remains ...