Genetics

Researchers have sequenced the genome of one of the ancient humans who lived in Satsurblia Cave 25,000 years ago using samples of cave dirt.

An oral cholera vaccine that’s grown in genetically modified rice and can be stored at room temperature has passed its first human trial.

By modifying just one gene, researchers were able to extend the life expectancy of mice by 23%, and they think their results may translate to humans.

Researchers have finally sequenced the complete human genome, filling the gaps in the Human Genome Project’s historic first draft.

Researchers have demonstrated that restoring limited vision to people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, a historically permanent type of blindness, is within reach.

A growing field called "nutrigenomics" aims to provide people with personalized lifestyle guidance based on their DNA

A new gene therapy designed to treat children with ADA-SCID, a form of “bubble boy disease,” was incredibly successful in trials.

Oxitec recently released genetically modified mosquitoes on three of the Florida Keys. The idea is that they will curb the spread of diseases by decreasing populations of Aedes aegypti.

A human longevity study involving people over the age of 105 has found that genetic variants linked to DNA repair appear to contribute to a longer life.

New evidence shows that plants have been genetically modifying themselves for decades in a process called lateral gene transfer.