Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito commented after his decision to recuse himself from a landmark climate case ...

Around 7,000 years ago, the genetic diversity of human males suddenly dropped across parts of Africa, Europe,and Asia.

C EGFR T790M gene variant face roughly 25 times the lung cancer risk of noncarriers, according to the largest-yet study of ...

Using data from over 3 million people, researchers trace the ancestral history of the EGFR T790M germline mutation and its ...

They cannot move in a new place. They stiffen when touched by strangers. They are startled by loud noises and have trouble ...

This article summarizes the current state of genetic testing and gene therapy based on the lecture by Shelby Redfield of ...

Lung cancer is so closely associated with smoking that people who have never smoked may assume their risk is extremely low.

As the world warms, antibiotic-resistant bacteria are escaping from frozen sediments. But with new monitoring tools, we can ...

Personality traits influence how people behave and experience the world. They are determined by both genes and environment, but deciphering the contribution of genetic variants to personality requires ...

Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more effective. By Carl Zimmer Over the past decade, the ...

In some cases, pension savings may be inherited by the legal successors of the deceased, but the insurance pension is not inherited. This was announced on September 12 by Yaroslav Nilov, head of the ...