It felt as if humanity had crossed an important line: In China, a scientist named He Jiankui announced Monday that twins had been born in November with a gene that he had edited when they were embryos ...

The 62-year-old man had diabetes, hypertension and previously underwent kidney surgery Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital Surgeons in Massachusetts have become the first to complete a ...

Authors of a new study say that the “one-size-fits-all approach” to exercise doesn’t work Getty A new study says that some people are at a higher genetic risk of obesity, and need to work out more to ...

Medical researchers are a step closer to fulfilling the promise of preventing disease — not just for living individuals, but for generations to come. Scientists have successfully edited a gene that ...

The bold question-askers at What If investigate what would happen if genetically modified people became the norm. House lawmakers unveil bipartisan health care plan proposal Blanche warns lawyers who ...

Columnist Michael Le Page delves into a catalogue of hundreds of potentially beneficial gene mutations and variants that is ...