Readers respond to a guest essay by Jennifer Finney Boylan and an editorial. Also: “Sorry” about America; lying to children.

Scientists based at The University of Manchester have conducted an ethical analysis of the medical use of artificial human ...

A decades-long NIH-backed effort to map the human genome has advanced our understanding of genetic risk factors and human ...

The number of human beings living in freezers in the United States now outnumbers the population of Dallas, Texas. "Estimates ...

A study of artificial human and chimpanzee nerve cells revealed how faster-evolving DNA gives neurons the ability to build ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? Scientists at UC San Francisco recently ...

A new study reveals that human accelerated regions (HARs)—segments of DNA that evolved much faster than expected—may be key to the brain’s advanced cognitive abilities.

The HHS published guidance that narrowly defined sex and denied the existence of people who identify as transgender, intersex ...

How did humans evolve brains capable of complex language, civilization, and more? The answer could lie in exceptional DNA.

Scientists are exploring gene editing as a way to correct trisomy at the cellular level. Using CRISPR-Cas9, researchers ...