An increasing number of researchers worldwide have been calling for a binding moratorium on germ-line modifications.
The new test can help researchers determine if treatments have to be changed or if cancer can reoccur.
Those who are short can get exposed to a higher risk of coronary heart disease.
The new tool developed by UCSF researchers looks for quantities of free-cell DNA in maternal blood. A positive result must be confirmed by a diagnosis tool, researchers said.
New study has found that the genes could induce antibiotic resistance in bacteria elsewhere.
The genome sequencing project has shown about 20 million genetic changes in Icelandic people.
The technique called CRISPR-Cas9, can be used to modify human egg, sperm and embryos.
A recent study conducted by researchers in the University of Edinburgh said that normal people who have genes linked to autism has higher chances of being more intelligent. The study is conducted among 1,000 people in Scotland and some 900 adolescents in another study.
Research shows that gay couples can both be parents of a child that can be created from the stem cells of their skins.
New research shows that exposure to sunlight could cause cancer even after you move away from it.
Scientists inserted human DNA into mice to find that their brains grew 12 percent larger than what Chimp DNA could produce.
Britain's House of Commons passes a historic law that allows two mothers and one father to create a baby.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, some interesting predictions were made regarding technology.
By rewiring the DNA of microorganisms, researchers have ensured their leak into the world is not catastrophic.
A new study has shown gene flow towards to Canadian Archipelago in the last 15 to 45 years.
