A National Institutes of Health working group urges the agency to send most of its chimpanzees to a national sanctuary and halt half of the experiments involving such animals.
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Long-term, life, and disability insurers may still be able to deny coverage to patients with a genetic disease, under current nondiscrimination legislation.
Scientists provide evidence for the existence of four-stranded human DNA, which has previously only been theorized and synthesized.
People carrying a certain gene variant that dictates fresh underarms are less likely to wear antiperspirant.
A neurodegenerative disease researcher found guilty of fabricating results in funding applications has written an open letter of apology and clarification.
By analyzing a collection of 24 genetic variations, researchers are able to predict the hair and eye color of long-dead humans.
Scientists show that horizontal transfer of a particular DNA sequence among a diverse range of vertebrates is more widespread than previously believed.
Experts in Washington have reached an agreement over how to fund avian influenza research.
Investigators are calling on scientists to comb Adam Lanza’s DNA for potential drivers of his violent behavior last week in Connecticut.
In guinea pigs, the insertion of a single gene can transform ordinary heart cells into pacemaker cells that regulate cardiac rhythm.
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