Plants can carry long-lasting genetic damage from past population crashes, leaving them more vulnerable to future environmental change.

Parkinson’s disease may begin reshaping the body’s chemistry years before the first tremor or stiffness appears. A growing ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the people who show the classical manifestation of the disease have a pair of ...

My son, who’s almost 3, is asymptomatic and thriving. His syndrome mostly just means annual visits to a C.F. clinic for ...

Rare but dangerous blood clotting associated with that vaccine as well as AstraZeneca’s had a genetic cause, according to a new paper.

A genetic test developed by researchers at Broad Clinical Labs and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is now enabling a large, nationwide clinical trial aimed at improving health care for ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held ...

New research shows genetic testing can help identify a person’s risk for serious heart problems, but experts warn the technology is still evolving. US fighter jet shoots down Iranian drone What the ...

The Brazilian chimerism case is prompting Israeli doctors to ask whether hidden genetic surprises could affect transplant compatibility and prenatal testing decisions A case in Brazil involving a ...

Genetic testing on embryos is more sophisticated and accessible than ever—and it’s now being sold as a way to let parents pick their future baby’s best traits. Many Americans agree that it’s ...

Before Todd Leach lost his father to a rare, aggressive form of stomach cancer, his dad gave him one last gift: a genetic test. It was then that Leach, of Cabot, Arkansas, learned his father carried a ...