Humanized mouse models are essential for investigating human gene function; however, the complete replacement of mouse genes ...
Learn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born ...
When two defective gene variants combine, normal protein function can sometimes be restored.
Ancient DNA is turning human evolution into a crime scene reconstruction, and one of the prime suspects is a herpesvirus that ...
By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than ...
New research finds that retinal diseases thought to map one-to-one to genetic mutations are more complicated than that.
Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.
A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child with a rare genetic disorder. Unlike earlier ...
There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...
Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to ...
According to research from a team at the University of Utah Health and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, ...