The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge turned out to ...

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery.

They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

A large international study has mapped the genetic landscape of feline cancers for the first time, revealing striking similarities between tumor-driving mutations in cats, humans, and dogs.

The discovery could open up new ways for treating diseases such as MS by leveraging molecules that are already present in the human body.

Scientists identify a high-altitude genetic mutation in yaks that produces ATDR, a Vitamin A metabolite that repairs myelin damage in MS and cerebral paralysis.

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

Insmed has launched a first-in-human Phase 1 trial testing its experimental ALS gene therapy INS1202 in people with the disease.

Mutations that cause spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may lead to abnormalities in the development of cells in the spinal cord, a study found.

A new method for safely inserting large chunks of DNA into genomes has now measured up in mice, potentially paving the way ...

Extensive toxicological and epidemiological research has shown that these carcinogens cause DNA damage, mutational signatures ...