Genetics
Bed Bug Genome Explains Some Mysteries
Understanding the genetic blueprint of these scourges may provide new targets for developing more effective and specially-tailored pesticides.
Twins Study Affirms Risk for Cancer Runs in the Family
A new large-scale study suggests genetics play a role in more than 20 different types of cancer.
New Longevity Genes Identified
A study finds a DNA overlap between the predisposition of certain age-related diseases and why some people live a very long time.
Breakfast in Post-Apocalypse America
Deep in the Colorado Front Range is a vast library of plant and animal material that could keep humanity thriving for centuries.
23andMe Will Resume Providing Health Information
The FDA has given authorization to the Silicon Valley startup to market its home genetic test.
Rare Condition Causes Some Dominican Republic Girls to Become Boys at Puberty
In small communities in the Dominican Republic some females spontaneously develop male genitalia.
Genetic Modification of Human Embryos of 'Tremendous Value,' Say Scientists
Scientists said genetically-modified children could be "morally acceptable" in the future.
Vikings Might Slay Cancer
An age-old fascination with genealogy helps Icelandic scientists chart their nation's entire genome.
Fat Fish Provide Insight Into Genetics of Human Obesity
A species of cave-dwelling fish shows how evolutionary changes may contribute to binge-eating behavior.
U.S. Lawmakers Say No to Embryo Gene Editing
Members of Congress want to stop research that could create three-parent embryos.
Filmmaker Seeks to Cure Daughters' Rare Genetic Disease
Gordon Gray is raising funds to help fight a highly uncommon and fatal neurodegenerative condition.
Study: Dogs, Humans Have Been Friends For 30,000 Years
According to DNA research, the split between dogs and wolves occurred longer ago than we realized.
Genetics of Prostate Cancer Holds Key to Treatment
Several mutations in the most aggressive form of the disease may respond to drugs used for other cancer types.
Relatives of Rapists More Likely to Offend, Finds Study
Study finds brothers and fathers of sex offenders five times more likely to offend.
DNA Doesn't Decide Everything in Children's Genes
New study proves for the first time that DNA not entirely responsible for children's characteristics.
Bacterial Inheritance Leads Researchers to Rethink Heredity
Microbes pass on their genes, mimicking a genetic disease.
The Murder Mystery Solved by DNA From the Back of a Postage Stamp
With no clues to a 13-year-old Italian girl's murder, instigators used DNA to unravel a tangle of secrets and lies
Why Do Some Die From Ebola and Others Survive?
New research on mice suggests that genetic factors play a significant role in determining the outcome of infection.
Can Former Sex Partners Influence Offspring's Traits?
Researchers found that in flies, a previous mate's sperm could affect the size of a female's offspring
Suicide Risk May be Detected Via Blood Test
A blood test was 80 percent accurate in predicting a person's risk for suicide, in a study performed at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The FDA Doesn't Want You to Unzip Your Genes
The agency's frosty warning letter to 23andMe might halt the company's DIY genetic tests
