China’stechnologyboomhaschangedpeople’slivesinremarkableways.Weknowallabouttheconveniencethate-commerceandmobilepaymentserviceshavebroughtus.Butwhat'semergingri
Asresearchersexplain,nippingcancerinthebudispossibleifpeoplestartearlyenough–thatis,takingmeasuresbeforeadiagnosis,suchasgenetictesting.Andallthetestneedsisasam
ThereisaloomingtalentshortageofgeneticcounselorsinChina,saidShenYiping,directorofthemedicalgeneticstrainingatHarvardMedicalSchool.ShenthinksChinawillneedatleast
AresearchteamfromChinahasdiscoveredageneticmechanismthataffectsanimal'sagingrate,sheddinglightonthebiologicalbasisandregulationofhealthyaging,accordingtoastudyp
Precise"chemicalsurgery"hasbeenperformedonhumanembryostoremovediseaseinaworldfirst,ChineseresearchershavetoldtheBBC.TheteamatSunYat-senUniversityusedatechniquec
Aresearchteamhasfoundthatanewtestcombiningtheeffectsofmorethantwodozengeneticvariantsdoesabetterjobofpredictingwhichcognitivelynormalolderadultswillgoontodevelo
Companieslike23andMehelppeoplelearnabouttheirgeneticmakeup,butnowinvestorsarebackingaspinonthetrend:genetictestingfordogs.StartupEmbarkVeterinaryallowspetowners
CouldanefforttogathergeneticdatafromitspopulationofonebillionpeoplehelpIndiataketheleadinadvancedhealthcare?Indiaisthelandofinventorsandindustry,spicesandspirit
ScientistsonMondayannouncedthediscoveryof52geneslinkedtohumanintelligence,40ofwhichhavebeenidentifiedassuchforthefirsttime.Thefindingsalsoturnedupasurprisingcon
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a fast-growing industry, allowing anyone to have their DNA analysed, but there are concerns about accuracy, false marketing and how genetics companies use the data they collect
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a fast-growing industry, allowing anyone to have their DNA analysed, but there are concerns about accuracy, false marketing and how genetics companies use the data they collect
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is a fast-growing industry, allowing anyone to have their DNA analysed, but there are concerns about accuracy, false marketing and how genetics companies use the data they collect
Australia's iconic marsupial, the Tasmanian devil, is developing resistance to a cancer that has nearly wiped out the species, a study has found.
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive form of the blood cancer, is not a single disorder, but at least 11 different diseases at the genetic level, a study said Wednesday.
A New Zealand native parrot is to become the first species to have genome sequencing of all surviving members in a bid to help save it from extinction, New Zealand scientists said Thursday.
Regular use of aspirin or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) can reduce most people's colorectal cancer risk but a few individuals with rare genetic variants do not share this benefit, a study suggested Tuesday.
Our genetic makeup influences whether we are fat or thin by shaping which types of microbes thrive in our body, according to a British study published Thursday in the scientific journal Cell.