For most of human history, being left-handed was treated as a flaw, a bad omen, or worse. The Latin word for left, "sinister, ...

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers ...

Scientists have uncovered more than 1,700 new proteins that could have implications for human diseases, including cancer. Mostly very small, these proteins were found in what's called the "dark ...

As other global companies race to find new gene therapies, Regeneron plans to make the new drug free for those in the US ...

Individuals that share the same deletion of a portion of chromosome 16 are at risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders ...

Evolution seems to follow a script more often than expected. Researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths ...

A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher has introduced a new model that addresses one of biology's most fundamental questions: How does genetic information keep living systems organized and therefore alive ...

The science behind alcohol tolerance is more complex than it seems. Doctors reveal how genetics, body composition, and ...

Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash them in ...

In two new studies, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have clarified how a long-banned group of chemicals, called ...

Everyday DNA mutations can help us understand immune function and aging—and even mitigate harm caused by some inherited ...

A new study suggests that the long-standing Mendelian view of genetics has some blind spots.