Of the many advances in science and technology over the past 25 years, genetic testing is arguably one of the most notable. Once a rare part of health care, it is now becoming much more common. It’s ...

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She had brown eyes and black hair. She was almost 5 feet, 7 inches tall and chewed tobacco. She was in her 20s, carried heavy loads with her left arm and had given birth. We don't know her name, but ...

More than 550 driving training schools must close for violating the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's standards ...

Groundbreaking genetic evidence links trafficked lion parts to a known individual — setting a new global standard for wildlife crime prosecutions ...

In an international study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified a gene variant that controls the body's ...

The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine.

If an athlete can raise their population of red blood cells by a few percentage points, that represents a huge competitive ...

The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act, which regulates collection and use of genetic information, has become a darling of the plaintiff bar. With provisions ...

Repeated stretches of DNA grow longer and more unstable as we age, and genetics can make this process up to four times faster in some people. These expansions are tied to serious diseases, suggesting ...