What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes. A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the study ...

NEW YORK, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tests in 1,225 patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer reveal for the first time a genetic trait among most of those who did not respond to the latest ...

Do you have your mom's button nose? Did your dad pass on the curse of sneezing in bright sunlight? And where did your baby's ...

Genes linked to childhood intelligence also predict parents living longer. Study of 400,000 people reveals biology connecting ...

Large-scale genetic analysis has helped researchers uncover the interplay between cancer-driving genetic mutations and inherited genetic variants in a rare type of blood cancer. Researchers from the ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

When you grow up in your biological family, you rarely stop to notice the little familiarities surrounding you. A laugh that sounds just like your father’s. A facial expression that mirrors your ...

NEW YORK, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tests in 1,225 patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer reveal for the first time a genetic trait among most of those who did not respond to the latest ...