A new mega-database of half a million mutations may flag new ways of treating genetic disease, scientists say.

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating hereditary disorder that strikes ...

"I know that he drugged me, probably for sexual abuse," Gisèle Pelicot's daughter told the BBC. "But I don't have any ...

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Scientists from Delft, Vienna, and Lausanne discovered that the protein machines that shape our DNA can switch direction.

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows. This means that ...

Most microscopes can only illuminate objects down to a certain size before tiny features blur together. This blurring is ...

An emerging field of genetics promises to let parents choose the “healthiest” baby.

Brain cells receive sensory inputs from the outside world and send signals throughout the body telling organs and muscles ...

Indonesia has officially joined the Brics group, adding Southeast Asia's largest economy and most populous country to the ...

Venus: The brightest, visible in the southwest, shifts from half-full to a crescent and reaches peak brightness just after February’s full moon. Jupiter: Second brightest in the east ...