#DNA

When physicians include stool-based testing as an option to patients who don’t want colonoscopies, colorectal cancer screening rates go up.

Genetic signals active in dozens of areas in the brain affect dietary choices.

The short answer is yes. In addition, the microbes may help identify structural instability in buildings.

Transforming the more common type A blood into type O could build up blood supplies and reduce shortages around the globe.

Compounds released during vaping could boost cancer risk.

But scientists continue to overlook Africans in genome research.

The animals have 100 times as many cells as humans but rarely get cancer. New gene studies may help explain why.

Is discrimination now down to a science?

What to consider before taking a genetic test at home

The benefits and harms of genetically modifying humans

A recent study published in PLOS Medicine suggests it doesn’t.

Genetics may help explain why African Americans seem to be at a greater risk of certain autoimmune diseases.

This reproductive procedure may help prevent genetic disorders from being passed on, but experts are wary of its ethical implications.

If a test could tell whether you’d develop a disease later in life, would you take it?

Certain people with naturally low cholesterol and heart attack risks seem to be missing letters from a specific gene on chromosome 17.

Obesity experts say diets based on an individual’s genetic makeup could help those who find it difficult to slim down.