Scientists found that some inherited traits can bypass the traditional rules of genetics, revealing a surprising new layer of ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for building a living organism. Scientists know that DNA encodes everything from hair ...

A DNA test may determine biological parentage, but inheritance rights depend largely on legal status, adoption laws, ...

Forty years ago, a postdoctoral researcher named James McGrath who would go on to spend more than three decades as a clinical geneticist and research scientist at Yale, made a discovery that advanced ...

A new statistical framework could speed up the search for rare mutations that cause common diseases, helping researchers zero ...

In Destiny’s Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, we envisioned a world where every newborn would be screened for genetic risks. We see a future in which the randomness of genetic inheritance ...

DNA transcription is the vital first step needed for switching on our genes. For a gene to be switched on, it must be acted upon by an enzyme called RNA polymerase. This is a molecular machine which ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients experiencing the same infection. How can two people infected by the same pathogen ...

In recent years, the popularity of at-home DNA testing kits has skyrocketed. Companies like the popular 23andMe have made it easier than ever for individuals to explore their genetic heritage, uncover ...