At first glance, it looked like a genetic error — so severe it should have crippled the animal. But instead, it helped turn ...

Several studies have shown that intelligence is only passed down from one parent, and all indicate that it is the mother who ...

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a ...

Horses possess a rare genetic peculiarity. This adaptation partly explains their exceptional endurance without compromising ...

A new study suggests genetic changes allow horses to produce more energy, while minimizing the toll the energy takes on cells ...

As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, concerns about what would happen to ...

The open source repository of genetic data will delete its banks of data on April 30, its co-founder confirms.

Scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic 'marks' in a transition state between normal and pancreatic cancer cells in mice, and that the normal cells may keep at least a ...

Maria Branyas lived to be a whopping 117 years old and ticked many of the boxes for longevity, according to researchers.

Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting ...

Damage to the mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers now describe how cells with defective mitochondria activate a special recycling system to ...

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...