When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: ...

Scientists have discovered a way to fertilise eggs made from the genetic material of human skin cells for the first time. While the research is still in its early stages, experts said the finding ...

Robertsonians — commonly abbreviated as ROBs — are the stuff of genetics textbooks. First discovered in grasshoppers in 1916 by W.R.B. Robertson, a zoologist and geneticist, they have been observed in ...

Cornell researchers have contributed to a multi-institutional study of how the nomadic Turkana people of northern Kenya—who ...

It's time for another round of listener Q&A. Join us as we tackle audience questions about the genetic drivers of heart ...

Researchers describe minimal versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT). Capable of precisely editing genes, activating gene expression and repressing genes all at the same time, the technology ...

Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal ...

Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease. The death sparked an investigation ...

This week in science: The world's second-largest diamond is being evaluated; the genetic secrets of a 117-year-old woman are ...

September 24th, though, saw the announcement of a possible treatment, a type of genetic material called a microRNA that halts ...

Aimed at integrating cutting-edge psychological science into the classroom, columns about teaching Current Directions in ...