As CRISPR-based gene drives to eliminate malaria-carrying mosquitoes pass new tests, the African public will weigh in on whether to unleash them.
A dark period for gene therapy didn’t derail scientists determined to help patients.
Scientists recovered most of the Christmas Island rat’s genome. But the missing genes signal a problem for using gene editing to de-extinct species.
Long-distance mate seekers started staying closer to home about 20,000 years ago.
Pediatrician Erica Esrick discusses existing sickle cell treatments and an ongoing clinical trial.
Completion of the Human Genome Project was a huge milestone, but there’s more work to do to ensure equitable access to the information in our DNA.
Through information sharing, geneticist Tshaka Cunningham wants to build trust and encourage more Black people to engage with the medical community.
A new book looks at how genetics has affected the study of humans’ arrival in the Americas and sparked conflicts with Indigenous groups today.
The ability to sniff out animals’ airborne genetic material has been on researchers’ wish list for over a decade.
People with some genetic variants close to smell-related genes had an 11 percent higher risk of losing their sense of taste or smell.
