From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Dennis Lal, executive director of the Center for Innovation in Health Informatics, speaks at Rare Disease Family Foundations Symposium. (UTA Photo) The University of Texas at Arlington is creating a ...

Researchers have developed a way to program human cells to perform calculations and make autonomous decisions, similar to how ...

Eli Lilly and Regeneron are among the first seven companies the FDA has selected for its PreCheck Pilot Program, CNBC has ...

A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high ...

Genetic testing isn’t the finish line—learn how evolving risk models, dense breast guidance, and MCED screening may transform early cancer detection. While access to genetic testing has improved ...

Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Regional Health is marking one year of its genetic screening program and addressing concerns about the privacy of patients’ genetic data. More than 27,000 patients have ...

Get your kit in the mail, do a cheek swab + send it off to the lab. (Ben Johnson / Bham Now) In many parts of Alabama, getting specialized healthcare isn’t as simple as booking an appointment.

How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors? This is a central question in biology. Take our hands, for example: Every time we type a ...

Harmony Biosciences has halted work on the gel in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome while it reviews data from a fragile X trial. (Getty Images) After its cannabidiol gel candidate failed a phase 3 trial in ...