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Methods: We developed and evaluated an interactive computer program that educates women about breast cancer, heredity, and genetic testing.

Using inserted genetic circuitry, synthetic biologists controlled the growth of plant roots for the first time. This time-lapse video shows roots extending out through the soil. Synthetic biologists ...

The DNA regions they identified as important occupy less than 0.3% of the genome, but they explain a disproportionately large share of the genetic influence on blood cell features and specialization.

Scientists have discovered that some brain tumors in larvae of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster use the genetic program of germline cells to grow. The removal of some of these genes leads to ...

The iffy science behind genetic tests for antidepressants Doctors increasingly use information about genes to determine patients’ risk for some diseases, such as BRCA genes linked to breast cancer.

Artificial activation of a fish-like genetic program can turn mouse Muller glia into retinal neurons according to prior research.

A large government study shows that Americans’ self-reported race is a poor proxy for their genetic ancestry.

Diverse data from the Million Veteran Program has already contributed to hundreds of medical studies, and the V.A. is continuing to recruit more participants.

The UAB Undergraduate Program in Genetics and Genomic Sciences (GGS) is designed to nurture a new generation of scientists equipped for a career in genetics research. Genetics and genomic sciences is ...