The gene-editing platform known as Crispr is widely used by researchers in scientific laboratories in their search for new ...

Recent DNA analysis from remains excavated at sites in Hungary's Carpathian Basin has cracked open the mystery of the origins ...

Ancient DNA evidence shows that the advent of agriculture led to more infectious disease among humans, with pathogens from ...

There’s nothing to stop scientists creating artificial life, said an Irish scientist after a UK charity announced support for ...

A woman took a DNA test out of curiosity and found out her real father was Egyptian, not Portuguese; upending her identity ...

Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"—long thought to be completely ...

An estimated 25 to 30 million Americans live with a rare disease, most of which are genetic. The Sunshine Genetics Act ...

The researchers found health perks directly linked with weight loss through blood test results, including increases in HDL ...

Genome-wide analysis of 93 skeletons from Israel, Jordan and Lebanon traces an unbroken genetic thread across three millennia ...

More than 30 million people globally have done a family history DNA test, but few realise this multi-billion dollar ...