Like recombinant DNA before it, gene editing has the potential to transform medicine, agriculture and more. CRISPR is now used by thousands of biologists in labs across the globe. A revolution in food ...

Two Distinct Groups Mated Over Hundreds and Thousands of Years to Give Us the Modern Humans Human evolution has always been a ...

A massive crossover of cultures and ethnicities often increases genetic variability as children inherit dominant traits from their parents. Each facial feature, skin color, and trait tells a story of ...

Despite her initial hope that it was a sperm mix-up, a DNA test confirmed she wasn't the biological mother. After she notified the clinic of the test results, they reached out to the baby's biological ...

US woman sues fertility clinic after unknowingly becoming surrogate for stranger's child, raising concerns over clinic errors ...

Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive degeneration ...

A former patient of Coastal Fertility Specialists has filed a lawsuit against the company for implanting the wrong embryo ...

A trial of an earlier, separate vaccine candidate, which was about to be tested on humans in South Africa as well as Kenya ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

The Denisovans provided the genetic difference for Asian and Australid populations, two of the four “root races” from which ...