In 1896, in his seminal work “The Cell in Development and Inheritance”, the cell biologist Edmund B. Wilson formulated a ...

Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.

Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?

Gene editing in the womb could be more effective than the same treatment after birth, as it is easier to deliver the ...

Screening for genetic conditions during pregnancy can now be performed as early as eight weeks, thanks to advancements in ...

The signing Monday of voter-approved Proposition 139 could be the first step in months of court litigation over adding the ...

All that, however, is just the beginning. There are a host of other laws on the books, ranging from waiting periods and ...

combined with Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) allows the screening of embryos for specific genetic abnormalities, enabling the selection of unaffected embryos for transfer into the uterus. The ...

Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA and genetic testing, today announced that its co-founder and ...

Jyoti Amge, the shortest lady on the planet, met Rumeysa Gelgi, the tallest woman on earth, for afternoon tea on the occasion ...

Researchers Samuel Poincloux (currently at Aoyama Gakuin University) and Kazumasa A. Takeuchi of the University of Tokyo have ...

An organism discovered near Hawaii is intriguing researchers. Its behavior could significantly alter our understanding of the ...