A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

We've long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so ...

Lurking within the genomes of nearly all species--including plants, fungi, and even humans--are genes that are passed from generation to generation with no clear benefit to the organism. Called ...

Jiankui He is a famous yet controversial figure in scientific community, known for his 2018 genetically edited babies ...

Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes ...

Utilizing sophisticated analyses grounded in complete genome sequences, researchers at the University of Cambridge have ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats. Some of the ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

The lab of Dan Xu, PhD, assistant professor at The Hormel Institute, has published a groundbreaking study in Cell Metabolism, a highly prestigious scientific journal. The paper, entitled "Isoform ...

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine is proud to present the ACMG Foundation David L. Rimoin Inspiring Excellence Award to Ali H. Bereshneh, PhD for his featured platform presentation, ...