Genetics plays a major role in the size of a penis. This includes genes on the X and Y chromosomes that direct the formation of the testicles and penis. Other factors influencing penis size include ...

Eye color genetics is complex, with multiple genes from each parent determining a person's eye color. Scientists once believed a single gene controlled eye color, but research shows that more than 50 ...

Of this subset of ADRs, 75% were associated with only three genes that impact how the body processes medication. Genetic testing before prescribing could therefore help avoid ADRs in these cases.

Now, the self-styled gene editing pioneer is trying to stage a comeback with another controversial project, aiming to use gene editing to prevent Alzheimer’s disease in future generations.

Last year, Penn Medicine did the first successful external liver perfusion using a gene-edited pig liver. Blood in a brain-dead patient circulated through a pig’s liver that was outside the ...

The work has been published in Science Advances. The results show that the two genes act in a finely tuned interplay: one ensures that the progenitor cells of the brain multiply more, while the ...

Now, a new study of more than 11,000 children with CHD identifies 60 genes that are mutated in CHD patients more often than expected by chance. The study is part of the Pediatric Cardiac Genomics ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Persistence is in Anne Wojcicki’s DNA. The co-founder of 23andMe, an innovative at-home genetic testing ...

Genetics can also influence whether you’ll get this disease. Several gene mutations have been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes. These gene mutations can interact with the environment ...

With this comes the question of how much of our lifespan is shaped by our environment and choices, and how much is predetermined by our genes. A study recently published in the prestigious journal ...

Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...

What's more, according to their analysis of modern human DNA, one of these isolated populations left a stronger legacy in our genes than the other. "The question of where we come from is one that has ...