WEHI researchers have led a major global effort to create the first authoritative atlas for a class of enzymes that regulate almost every cellular process in the human body. Published in Cell, the ...

Botstein, Princeton’s Anthony B. Evnin ‘62 Professor of Genomics, Emeritus, and an emeritus professor of molecular biology ...

Investigating context-specific genetic associations can lead to deeper understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying human traits. With this cross-journal Collection, the editors at Nature ...

For the first time, the tools to rewrite human biology are moving from speculative fiction into regulated clinics and consumer-facing startups. Gene editing, once confined to rare diseases and lab ...

Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

A major study reveals how genes, immunity and lifestyle shape viral persistence and explain why some infections never fully leave the body ...

For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

Difficult questions are often just simple concepts hidden in complex language. Mr. Ashok Kumar, PGT-Biology at Silverline ...

Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment ...