A genomic interrogation of homosexuality turns up speculative links between genetic elements and sexual orientation, but researchers say the study is too small to be significant. 

Researchers identify 72 novel genetic variants associated with breast cancer risk.

Researchers have catalogued mutations in the coding regions of 36 of the most important mouse strains.

Yeast study finds many instances—often among related genes—in which a mutation in one gene cancels the negative effects of a mutation in another.

Once implanted in mice, the edited stem cells produced normal hemoglobin.

A study identifies genetic variants that are linked to multiple phenotypes.

In a large genome-wide association study, researchers from 23andMe locate 15 DNA regions associated with people’s preferences for early morning starts.

A point mutation analysis of the entire human genome finds that alterations to as many as 7.5 percent of nucleotides may have contributed to humans’ evolutionary split from chimpanzees.

A genome-wide association study identifies a SNP that could help explain the relatively low rates of breast cancer among Latina women.

Eight genetic loci could partially explain why some people drink more coffee than others.