DNA and Genes

In a small trial, some people with inherited vision loss experienced improvements in their sight after being treated with CRISPR.

Genes inherited from Denisovans, extinct human relatives, may help Papua New Guineans in the lowlands fight off infection, while mutations to red blood cells may help highlanders live at altitude.

In a group effort, scientists from all over the world came together to create a detailed map of the genetic causes behind PTSD.

A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically.

A mutant gene that produces proteins in sweat may raise some people's risk of Lyme disease, while the standard version of the gene may protect against infection.

Scientists have discovered that, when a DNA-reading enzyme moves backwards along a gene, it may do so to help control when the gene is turned on.

Scientists recently found that a so-called jumping gene may have jumped ship millions of years ago, and taken our tails with it.

Researchers discover a potential genetic connection between humans' tail loss and a type of birth defect.

An analysis of children's gene activity suggests that more severe forms of appendicitis can be distinguished from milder cases based on the activity of four genes.

The newly uncovered gene variants were identified as part of an analysis of the DNA of more than 400,000 people in the U.S. who agreed to participate in the All of Us Research Program.