People carrying a certain gene variant that dictates fresh underarms are less likely to wear antiperspirant.
People carrying a certain gene variant that dictates fresh underarms are less likely to wear antiperspirant.
Scientists uncover the identities of anonymous DNA donors using freely available web searches.
By analyzing a collection of 24 genetic variations, researchers are able to predict the hair and eye color of long-dead humans.
Researchers identify a chromosome in ants that influences colony social structure and, much like the mammalian Y sex chromosome, doesn’t recombine.
Scientists use virus-free gene therapy on patient-derived stem cells to repair spinal muscular atrophy in mice.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
A drug applied to the ears of deaf mice has prompted the regrowth of noise-damaged hair cells and resulted in slight improvements in the animals’ hearing.
Reprogrammed stem cells are not attacked by the immune system, or are they?
The highest court in the country has declined to hear an appeal regarding the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, allowing such spending to continue.
Scientists show that horizontal transfer of a particular DNA sequence among a diverse range of vertebrates is more widespread than previously believed.