Brains with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) show DNA damage similar to Alzheimer’s. Study links genetic stress to ...

Genes linked to childhood intelligence also predict parents living longer. Study of 400,000 people reveals biology connecting ...

Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

NEW YORK, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tests in 1,225 patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer reveal for the first time a genetic trait among most of those who did not respond to the latest ...

A new study has found, for the first time ever, that there are some bats in the United States that glow in the dark when exposed to ultraviolet light.

Individuals with a genetic profile that puts them at risk of obesity may not necessarily be at risk of having high ...

You've probably been told that certain traits are inherited from either your mother or your father. But is this really so?

Examining genetic, family, and personality characteristics may help identify those who are at high risk for drinking and ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...