Microsoft researchers report that when the system was given over 608,000 stable materials from databases, it was able to ...

Scientists in China have manipulated embryonic stem cells to create laboratory mice with two male parents that managed to ...

Developmental biologist Zhi-kun Li of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, first author of the new study, said it represents "a notable accomplishment in mammalian genetic engineering." He said the ...

Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web browser and camera, among many other devices. The same is now possible in ...

New research from Africa's Lake Victoria has revealed critical clues about toxic algal blooms and their potential impact on ...

Genetic counselling is an educational process that aims to inform and advise patients and relatives at risk of a genetic condition about the nature of the disorder, the probability of developing ...

Patients were previously met with fragmented care, limited access to genetic testing and a lack of integrated counselling, OGS clinical director Beau Fenner said. The care was also focused on ...

Polygenic scores (PGS) are metrics used to estimate the genetic predisposition of people to developing specific mental health conditions, personality traits or diseases. In recent years ...

For 30 years, researchers have known that Huntington's is caused by an inherited mutation in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene, but they didn't know how the mutation causes brain cell death. A study ...