Genetically tailored treatment plans for children with a type of kidney cancer could help provide the most effective care while minimizing side effects as much as possible.

The executive order’s definitions of male and female left room for interpretation contrary to the spirit of the order.

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, has launched a new educational website providing ...

While some mutations in the BRCA2 gene clearly indicate risks for breast and prostate cancer, thousands of less-common ...

During his inauguration speech Monday, President Trump promised to make America binary again.

At-home DNA testing is no longer in high demand — and critics have raised concerns about unreliable tests and privacy.

Finding a mutation in the gene doesn’t mean a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. It only indicates an increased risk for developing the disease. Talk to your doctor or a genetics professional if ...

Scientists have developed a new method to monitor the elusive eastern indigo snake, the longest native snake in the United States. This innovative approach looks for traces of environmental DNA in ...

Agricultural genetics is the applied study of the effects of genetic variation and selection used to propagate valuable heritable trait combinations in crop plants and farm animals. The discipline ...

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who carry disease-causing genes experience no symptoms. Every biology student ...

Over the past decade, genetic sequencing has become dramatically ... Tweaks in DNA caused by somatic mutations mean that we have not just one genome, perfectly replicated in every cell of our ...

Hereditary ataxias, such as Friedreich’s ataxia, are genetic, meaning they are caused by "a defect in a certain gene that is present from the start of a person’s life, inherited from your par ...