Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

This photo provided by Emily’s Entourage in April 2025 shows Emily Kramer-Golinkoff, who has cystic fibrosis caused by a rare genetic mutation, during a trip to Maine. (Emily’s Entourage via AP) Emily ...

Fulgent Genetics agrees to buy StrataDx and assets from Bako Diagnostics for $55.5 million. Learn how this cash deal expands ...

Science is searching for the secret to their extreme longevity from many angles. But scientists still hadn’t covered the ...

Attention depends on the brain’s ability to filter out distractions, but new research suggests this works best when ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) recently initiated an essay contest to encourage high school students to think seriously about the implications of human genetic research. The group was ...

This report is based on a recent in-depth article by the BBC, which examined how modern genetics is transforming scientific understanding of autism and reigniting debates within the autistic community ...

Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...