Biotech startups are screening embryos for various desirable and undesirable traits before choosing what to implant.

Watermelon is a quintessential summertime fruit, evoking images of warm, sunny afternoons and cookouts with friends and ...

SummaryYour eye color is more than just a physical trait; it’s a tiny window into your genetic makeup and potential ...

Evolution seems to follow a script more often than expected. Researchers found that distantly related butterflies and moths ...

UAB genetic counseling students partnered with Lister Hill Library to bring an interactive H.E.A.L.T.H. Lab to Alabaster, ...

Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits.

Aurora woman works to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, a complex medical condition her 5-year-old daughter has that ...

The modified strawberries accumulated significantly higher levels of anthocyanins and terpenoids in ripe fruit, yet plant ...

A surprising genetic twist shows that boosting a seemingly ordinary “housekeeping” gene can dramatically improve fruit ...

Butterflies and a moth species reused the same two genes, ivory and optix, to create similar warning colors over millions of ...

For over 120 million years, long before the first humans walked the Earth, butterflies and moths across South America have ...

A yellow band across a wing might look like a simple flourish. In the South American rainforest, it can mean survival.