Scientific and public uproar resulted when the Chinese scientist announced the births of the first human babies with heritable edits to their genes. A new documentary reexamines the saga.

A new genome assembly tool could spur the development of new treatments for tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.

Researchers harness new pooled, image-based screening method to probe the functions of over 5,000 essential genes in human cells.

People don’t randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.

The first genome for the Nile rat, an animal prone to diet-induced diabetes, may offer a better model for type 2 diabetes.

"...the Black Death was an important selective pressure to the evolution of the human immune system."

Genomic look at remains suggests victorious army got hand from substantial number of foreign mercenaries.

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the Aldabra giant tortoise, one of only two remaining giant tortoise species in the world.

Scientists have shown that in one in every 4,000 births, some of the genetic code from our mitochondria – the ‘batteries’ that power our cells – inserts itself

Study indicates ailing neurons may instigate an inflammatory response from the brain’s microglia immune cells.