A groundbreaking study published in this week’s issue of PNAS by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not randomly but more ...

There has been an ongoing debate in the scientific community on whether cancer is simply a matter of “bad luck” or if it can be prevented. This debate was significantly bolstered by a study published ...

Siblings with autism often have DNA mutations that are very different from each other, which suggests that autism is often genetic happenstance, according to a new study. An analysis of the DNA of 170 ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: When a zygote begins cell division ...