Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Men's greatest heroes have drastic physical mutations that mean they can never hide from a world that hates and fears them.

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...

Using genes borrowed from bacteria, researchers have demonstrated fish and flies can be engineered to break down methylmercury and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, offering new ways ...

Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare hereditary disease that is associated with progressive muscle wasting. The ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has entered a concerning new phase, demonstrating its adaptability by spreading from ...

A new variant of avian influenza affecting dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic mutation that could make it easier for the ...

The soaring price of eggs is a ripple effect of an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, which ...

The result is that many modern breeds suffer from ailments that dog lovers never would have deliberately selected for.

Dairy herds in Nevada have been infected by a version of the H5N1 bird flu not previously seen in cows, putting virologists ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...