Arrow worms, or chaetognaths, are strange ocean predators that have puzzled scientists for more than a century. They have transparent, torpedo-shaped bodies, sharp grasping spines near their mouths, ...

Or, Hox genes may have become damaged somewhere in the sea spider lineage, causing the body part to shrink and essentially disappear.

A study of the genetic basis of plague immunity in prairie dogs has broad implications for conservation. From white-nose syndrome in bats to avian malaria in Hawaiian birds, introduced pathogens ...

Lost genes, visible effects The research team paid special attention to the so-called Hox cluster - a gene family that is evolutionarily conserved across the animal kingdom.

Study finds vitamin C boosts skin thickness by reactivating growth genes by Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology ...

Eli Lilly will acquire gene-editing startup Verve Therapeutics for up to $1.3 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, accelerating a push into experimental cardiovascular therapies.

Baby saved by gene-editing therapy 'graduates' from hospital, goes home KJ Muldoon was diagnosed with a rare, deadly genetic disease after he was born.

Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body − and can clarify how diseases develop.

New Mexico investigators are releasing the cause of death for legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

Can reprogramming our genes make us young again? A breakthrough in longevity research may be nearing its first human trials.

Coming full circle, genetic essentialism and racism continue to drive present-day rhetoric using “ bad genes ” to justify mass deportations of people deemed harmful to American society.