Rapidly testing hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences, scientists identified specific genetic variations contributing to blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

Prostrate growth habit is a highly desirable plant architecture trait that enhances lodging resistance, landscape coverage, and ornamental value.

Researchers have found that a new base-editing gene therapy can help treat a rare neurodevelopmental disorder called Snijders ...

Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously ...

Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...

Fruit shape is a defining trait that influences both crop quality and consumer preference, yet its genetic control remains ...

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...