However, the nation has now been embroiled in this "war" for over 50 years, and we are nowhere closer to victory, argues ...

In the first instalment of a series to mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, Holly Chik and Shen Xinmei look ...

Known to be chatty, affectionate, and just plain odd at times, orange cats have a unique reputation and 9 times out of 10, they live up to the hype. One look at Prospero, and you can't deny there's ...

People who have one of several well-documented medical conditions do not have only XX or XY chromosomes, which typically correspond with female and male sexes, respectively. Those conditions include ...

Researchers say if their results are confirmed through further study they are optimistic the approach could be used to treat chronic infections for the first time.

In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, research led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...

“It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.” “‘Female’ means a person belonging, at ...

A recent Trump executive order defines sex based on gamete size. But the order oversimplifies genetics, hormones and reproductive biology.

CRISPR epigenome editing successfully reactivates silenced genes in Prader-Willi Syndrome, highlighting potential for ...

Decades ago, researchers showed that Down syndrome (also known as trisomy 21), was caused when individuals carried an extra ...

The parasite that causes malaria requires precise control of gene expression to progress through the various stages of its ...

Gene editing techniques may one day allow for the removal of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome, early ...