Researchers at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have uncovered new evidence that two major types of gene-controlling DNA sequences, promoters and enhancers, operate with a shared ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Feb. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — An experimental blood test can predict whether ...

"At first, I kind of laughed … But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces." In this book excerpt, Lise Barnéoud explores the limitations of DNA testing.

Researchers at the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology have  uncovered new evidence that two major types of gene-controlling DNA ...

Thin stretches of the human X chromosome look oddly empty when you scan for Neanderthal DNA. Geneticists even have a name for the gaps: “Neanderthal deserts.

When was the last time a national or global crisis, be it a pandemic or climate change, was solved by a single textbook chapter? The point is, if the problems o ...

In a study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers have identified a new type of blood-based ...

Dozens of projects return from the space station to advance medicine, technology, and workforce development KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft has ...

New research links PFAS exposure to accelerated biological aging in men, with the damage beginning to accumulate in their ...

UChicago faculty were appointed to distinguished or named professorships on January 1. The Maroon sat down with eight of them ...

Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

Market expansion in med derm cross over: Almirall’s Seysara (sarecycline) won NMPA approval for moderate to severe acne (≥9 years), with China commercial launch targeted for 2026 – relevant to ...