Mutations that happen throughout a person’s life may contribute to disease more than we realized. In the summer of 2018, ...

A genetic condition is a condition or disease that is passed from one or both parents to their children. Unlike communicable diseases close such as the common cold, genetic conditions cannot be ...

Although the last decade has seen many important advances in understanding genetic susceptibility to breast cancer, there remains much to learn. Unanswered questions include the number and nature ...

Humans typically have 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. Genetics plays a key role in answering each of these questions. For humans, our genes dictate much of how our bodies respond to the world ...

1 in 25 children is affected by a genetic disorder. There are over 7,000 rare genetic diseases with no cure. More than 300 million people are living with a genetic disease worldwide. And now staff, ...

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...

There is evidence that Crohn’s disease is genetic, though environmental factors may also be involved. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation in ...