In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Scientists sought to work out genetic errors by creating their own artificial genome, which replaced E. coli’s original ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Humans contain multitudes. Each person on the planet contains enough DNA to stretch to Pluto – several times. Studying how all this genetic material works, and especially how genes influence human ...

Dr. Mary-Claire King was the first to link a gene to hereditary cancer risk with the identification of BRCA1. She was just getting started.

Truth is uncovered in many ways—and basic science research is one of the most effective methods of revealing new truths. At the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, a team of researchers are ...

Genetic testing is advancing fast—but without strong privacy laws, your DNA isn’t safe.For 40 years, genetic testing has evolved from a cutting-edge scientific curiosity into a tool that touches ...

Studying how genes influence human behavior is an enormously complicated undertaking. Socio-genomicists are harnessing massive banks of genetic data and complex data science analysis techniques to ...