The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine is working to raise awareness of an often hidden gene mutation that's ...

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

Back in the 19 th century, as the US grappled with the aftermath of the Civil War, Jesse James, leader of a notorious gang of outlaws, rose to prominence. He robbed banks and trains for over a decade ...

A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...

Bowel cancer cells have the ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to maximize their chances of survival, a phenomenon that's been observed for the first time by researchers at ...

Scientists reveal a hidden second layer of human DNA, showing how genome folding controls genes and influences disease development.

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...