Genetics

Scientists Discover the Genes that Decide How Tall You Are

By Alice Park

Sitting Too Much Ages You By 8 Years

By Alice Park

How Gene Editing Could Ruin Human Evolution

By Jim Kozubek

Here's Why Some Cancer Is Resistant to Drugs

By Alice Park
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If You Can't Lose Weight, Don't Blame Your Genes

Your DNA has something to do with your weight, but the latest study shows the effect may not be as powerful as you thought

By Alice Park

Police Could Have the Power to Deactivate Your Social Media

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Blame Your Genes For Your Coffee Addiction

Genes may explain why some people are more responsive to caffeine

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Scientists Solve Mystery of 5,300-Year-Old Ice Man's Clothes

Studies of mitochondrial DNA reveal what 25 years of speculation couldn't

By Jeffrey Kluger

People Live Longer If Their Parents Live Past 70: Study

A new study finds that people with long-lived parents have a lower risk for cancer and heart disease

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Why Are Some People Left-Handed?

It's International Left-Handers Day

By Alexandra Sifferlin

How Exercise Keeps Your DNA Young

A new study reveals how exercise may be another way to combat aging

By Alice Park

Menopause Makes Your Body Age Faster

The hormone loss that accompanies years after menopause may accelerate aging in the body

By Alice Park

Google Doodle Honors Genetics Pioneer Nettie Stevens

Her discovery of the XY chromosome system was a watershed moment in genetics

By TIME Staff

A New Genetic Test Can Spot Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Some forms of prostate cancer spread quickly, but many don't require treatment. Doctors now have a genetic test that can tell them apart

By Alice Park

How Science Can Change Your Genes

Behind the revolutionary new gene-editing technology

By Alice Park , Lon Tweeten and Alexandra Sifferlin

CRISPR May Work On Way More Diseases

Researchers found a way to apply the powerful gene editing technology CRISPR to not just genes but proteins too, vastly expanding the diseases that CRISPR might help

By Alice Park

Can Most Cancer Really Be Prevented?

A new study zeroes in on an answer

By Alice Park

HIV Genes Have Been Cut Out of Live Animals Using CRISPR

This research will make it more possible to one day do the same in humans

By Alice Park

The Gene That Makes You Look Older Than You Are

A gene connected to inflammation can give you a more youthful or aged appearance

By Alice Park

These Are the Genes Behind Healthy Aging

In one of the largest studies involving people who stay healthy into old age, researchers found some interesting clues behind how they get that way — and it has little to do with genes for longevity

By Alice Park
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