Genetics

A map of DNA methylation changes in human organs—from the stomach to the retinas—could help researchers discover more targets for antiaging therapies

Surgeons think the first transplantation of a pig lung in a human is an exciting step forward for the field, but many questions remain open

DNA holds our genetic blueprints, but its cousin, RNA, conducts our daily lives

The lowdown on the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to repeal of the “endangerment” finding. Also, how did a juicy ketchup ingredient help create a starchy tuber?

About nine million years ago, a hybridization involving the lineage of another farmers market star gave rise to the modern-day cultivated potato

A genomics firm saying they can help parents with “genetic optimization” of their embryos is tone-deaf Silicon Valley marketing trampling over legitimate science. Parents should be wary

This AI system can analyze up to one million DNA letters at once, predicting how tiny changes in noncoding regions trigger everything from cancer to rare genetic disorders—and potentially revolutionizing personalized medicine

Autism has at least four subtypes, an analysis of more than 5,000 children’s genes, traits and developmental trajectories has shown

The Haenyeo, an all-female group of divers on South Korea’s Jeju Island, spend much of their lives underwater without equipment—a “superpower” that may be written into their DNA

Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more transmissible

The bankruptcy of 23andMe highlights a lack of protections for genetic privacy in the U.S.

Women with African ancestry have often been left out of breast cancer studies. Now scientists are catching up