Genetics

Japanese scientists have found that radiation from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster has mutated a domestic butterfly species. It may not have morphed into Mothra, but the pale glass blue...

11 | August 14, 2012 8:29pm | By David Worthington

-- even when bruised or sliced open. But does the market want more genetically modified fruit?

3 | August 13, 2012 9:07am | By Audrey Quinn

Researchers think that the brain can be retrained away from depression and toward happiness.

August 12, 2012 8:12pm | By Janet Fang

Emma Lavelle was born without the use of her arms. A 3-D printed exoskeleton recently gave her the ability to use them.

1 | August 9, 2012 3:00am | By Rose Eveleth

Is a natural immunity to rabies really out of the question?

2 | August 6, 2012 5:39am | By Charlie Osborne

What if performance enhancers were legal? Here's a look at how science could push human performance to new extremes. From steroids to genetic modifications.

1 | August 3, 2012 6:43pm | By Janet Fang

The Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research are turning the Olympic drug testing lab into a national phenome center to help design better medical treatments.

2 | August 2, 2012 12:10am | By Amy Kraft

Someday, blood vessels in bypass surgery may be made from stem cells obtained in liposuction.

1 | July 27, 2012 3:02am | By Laura Shin

Scientists have found a way to grow scents in the lab.

July 25, 2012 7:17am | By Amy Kraft

Scientists have created the first software simulation of an organism, spelling a future of computerized laboratories and computer-aided biological design.

3 | July 25, 2012 3:05am | By Laura Shin

Using human stem cells, a California biotech has restored memory in rodents who have an Alzheimer's-like condition. Clinical trials with these cells in humans are underway.

5 | July 24, 2012 10:20pm | By Janet Fang

Corals, which provide food and jobs to millions, are threatened. A coral sperm bank may someday help us inject genetic diversity into a dwindling population.

1 | July 23, 2012 7:40pm | By Laura Shin

New genomic analysis allows scientists a new view of cell genetics.

July 23, 2012 11:00am | By Rose Eveleth

To control dengue fever in Florida, a biotech may release mosquitoes engineered to produce offspring who die before the disease can spread.

5 | July 19, 2012 8:15am | By Janet Fang

A new field begins with a startling premise: infectious diseases such as AIDS, SARS and West Nile virus begin with human actions in the environment.

7 | July 17, 2012 10:52pm | By Laura Shin

A chronology of subtle changes to the brain shows how signs of Alzheimer's are detectable 25 years before symptoms like memory loss develop. Also, a genetic mutation that defends against the disease.

1 | July 13, 2012 11:52pm | By Janet Fang

The way we treat cancer is about to change: Genome sequencing may enable us to attack the very genes driving an individual's disease.

2 | July 8, 2012 7:00pm | By Laura Shin

Wondering how how bird flu, which as been around since 1997, could become a human pandemic? Previously censored scientific papers describe exactly how.

July 2, 2012 6:05am | By Laura Shin

The market for genetic tests that analyze fetal DNA using mom's blood could exceed $1 billion a year. But this commercialization brings legal battles affecting corporate profits and patient access.

2 | June 27, 2012 11:20pm | By Janet Fang

The non-invasive procedure improves upon existing pre-birth paternity tests that carry a small risk of inducing a miscarriage.

5 | June 25, 2012 7:21pm | By Laura Shin