An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...

Gene therapies have the potential to cure some diseases, but they are extraordinarily expensive. Location can also be a big ...

This article explains how diet creates sustained epigenetic changes that affect long-term health, disease risk, aging, and ...

A new study finds India's urban sewage systems are acting as "genetic playgrounds" for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

In “What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne O. Martschenko examine the link between genetic myths and social genomics.

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

The DNA foundation model Evo 2 has been published in the journal Nature. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across ...

UniQure NV’s shares plunged after US regulators said the company should conduct another study of its Huntington’s disease ...

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Cancer begins when mutations in specific genes override the body’s built-in controls on cell division, allowing rogue cells ...

Having good genes might be a shortcut to a nice physique—but they're not everything. Here's what you need to know.