The first 100 bases of many genes show excess mutations, revealing a major genomic weak spot that shapes disease risk and ...

It seems that southern Africa provided an ecological refuge where people adapted successfully for more than 200,000 years – ...

Scientists are studying the long-term effects of radiation on feral dogs living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

The problem, Zaaijer explained, is that algorithms used in precision medicine models overwhelming are built on DNA with ...

General childhood infectious virus, called as BK virus may drive bladder cancer by being dormant in kidneys, providing new ...

Cholesterol meds—taking by millions of Americans every day—often come with a lifelong prescription, adding out-of-pocket ...

It turns out that the answer was no: Your dog’s genes don’t predict its behavior, at least not in the simplistic way popular doggy DNA tests often claim.

A routine expedition surprises scientists by revealing a unique animal, Mustela mopbie, with a secret ability that could ...

About 30 children aged 3 to 12 years old and their parents are participating in a new program that uses DNA testing to identify genetic gifts and predict the future. When Director Zhao Mingyou first ...

It felt like walking up a mountain during a temperature inversion. You struggle through fog so dense you can scarcely see where you’re going. Suddenly, you break through the top of the cloud, and the ...

In this edition of our Semi-Monthly Emeryville Newswire, we share 6 stories relevant to Emeryville that you may have missed, ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...