NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Researchers have uncovered new patterns of DNA damage associated with specific chemotherapy drugs to guide cancer treatment for less effects.

Population genetics is the study of the genetic composition of populations, including distributions and changes in genotype and phenotype frequency in response to the processes of natural ...

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

Researchers working on an incurable blood cancer can now use a new lab model that could make testing potential new treatments ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...

Imagine that you want to know the plot of a movie, but you only have access to either the visuals or the sound. With visuals ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

Genes and Genetics News. Read today's medical research in genetics including what can damage genes, what can protect them, and more.