Also known as selective breeding, artificial selection is the human-guided cousin of evolution by natural selection. Instead ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time ...

One day, a dog named Scout might save your child’s life. It’s not a stretch. In fact, that possibility is fast becoming ...

A small genetic change makes the bacterium that caused the plague less fatal but possibly more transmissible, allowing for ...

Creative Diagnostics, a leading manufacturer and supplier of antibodies, antigens and assay kits, has announced its ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only ...

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.