By Nancy Lapid and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilization technique, scientists from ...

Fragile X disorders include two distinct conditions: fragile X syndrome (the most common single-gene cause of developmental delay and autism) and an entirely separate group of premutation syndromes.

Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease - Researchers report that eight healthy babies were born with the help of an experimental technique ...

New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating that could allow them to bounce off one another, like bumper cars, protecting them from being damaged ...

Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as “brittle bone disease,” is a rare genetic condition frequently diagnosed in childhood ...

This image shows chromosomes in the pancreatic cancer cell line, where mixed colors indicate chromosomal rearrangements. For ...

Recent advances in genome-editing technologies have unlocked the potential to directly correct pathogenic genetic mutations.