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A security researcher found the email addresses and encrypted passwords of more than 92 million users of the genealogy site on a private server outside the company.

They may be a prospective source for an influenza pandemic, researchers warn.  

The results suggest the virus could severely alter brain development in infants infected after birth, but blocking a signaling protein early on might ease certain symptoms.

Almost half of all patents relating to the genes of marine organisms belong to one large international corporation, BASF, a new study reveals.  

Researchers find that conserving marsupials on a predator-free island dampens their avoidance behaviors, which could mean trouble for their reintroduction to mainland Australia.

Compared with their urban counterparts, babies and toddlers in rural Nigeria have gut microbiota that more closely resembles that of adults in their community.

Drugs approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis block cytokines, the molecules responsible for severe side effects from the immunotherapy, and reduce symptoms in mice.

Luna DNA, Nebula Genomics, and other “bio-brokers” will allow customers to make money by granting access to their genetic and personal information for research purposes.

The immunotherapy eliminated a woman’s metastatic lesions and kept her disease-free for two years.

Merck’s Keytruda extended the lives of lung cancer patients by several months and appeared to stop the progression of advanced melanoma.  

The move by Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center follows an investigative news report detailing surgical errors and poor research practices.

The paper’s authors say bias may nevertheless be present in other steps of the granting process.