The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...

Genetic modification once belonged strictly to science fiction, but it’s rapidly becoming reality. Scientists can now alter DNA, correct genetic diseases, and even enhance biological traits.

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A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to ...

Genetic records from more than 20,000 children in the United States, collected to understand how young brains grow and how ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by Emily’s Entourage in April 2025 shows Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, who has cystic fibrosis caused by a rare ...

When two defective gene variants combine, normal protein function can sometimes be restored.

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...

A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...