Where the hot and sweltering tropical valleys and bleached coastlines of Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago meet, archaeologists and geneticists have excavated, and resurrected, ancient hum ...

A Falmouth teen, Jayden Wilsey, is the first to receive gene therapy to treat sickle cell at Boston Children's Hospital.

In the rugged landscapes of Papua New Guinea—where more than 800 languages echo across valleys and coasts—a remarkable ...

Prime editing is an advanced gene editing technology that enables precise DNA corrections without introducing double-stranded breaks, significantly reducing off-target effects. This innovation holds ...

Gene editing holds the potential of suppressing mosquito species that carry deadly diseases — and raises ethical questions.

Researchers insert a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal variant of the GLI3 gene into mice, altering their bone structure without ...

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine.

So, they began testing it the only way they could — by breeding plants and animals, watching what happened, and doing it ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including ...

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.

The sperm of a man carrying a rare genetic mutation linked to cancer was used to conceive scores of children across Europe, ...