Genomic medicine is reshaping the way childhood cancers are diagnosed, classified, and treated, but translating a tumor’s DNA into a...

Wheat researchers have identified a naturally occurring genetic variant that could help the crop withstand drought, one of the most...

For half a century, scientists have known that some wheat varieties can withstand the Hessian fly, a tiny mosquito-like insect...

A newly published study has identified the protein Acbd7 as a critical guardian of the sensory cells that allow mammals...

Genomic newborn screening is often presented as a technological upgrade to one of public health’s most established success stories: the...

For years, epigenetic clocks have promised to reveal whether a person is aging faster or slower than the calendar suggests....

A wound that heals imperfectly leaves a scar. In the genome, the equivalent scar is a mutation: a permanent alteration...

For decades, scientists have known that two unusual classes of antibiotics can shut down RNA polymerase, the molecular machine responsible...

A genetic variant best known for damaging the liver and lungs may also influence how long pregnancy lasts, according to...

Giant viruses are rewriting one of biology’s most familiar stories. Once regarded as unusual but relatively isolated curiosities, these oversized...