In a study published in Nature today "Sequence diversity lost in early pregnancy," scientists from deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, estimate that around one in 136 pregnancies are lost due to ...

David Liu and Richard Merkin of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with Columbia professor Sam Sternberg, have ...

This week a group of researchers, bioethicists, publishers and theologians are discussing the merits of human heritable genome editing.

In a study published in Nature today "Sequence diversity lost in early pregnancy," scientists from deCODE genetics, estimate ...

His genome diverged from those of other late Neanderthals around 105,000 years ago. That’s a staggering timespan. Thorin’s ...

Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

Researchers examined the heritability of body mass index (BMI), highlighting that genetics and the gut microbiome both play major roles in obesity risk. The review emphasizes that maternal microbiome ...

Now researchers are learning that they have also evolved another remarkable genetic adaptation since their ancestors first ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

Sitting in my doctor's examination room, I was surprised when she told me, "Genetics don't really matter for chronic disease.