Researchers have found that a defect in the processing of tRNAs may contribute to the development of cleft lip and cleft palate—two of the most common craniofacial malformations.

Medical Breakthrough: Researchers developed a personalized gene-editing therapy in just six months to correct a life-threatening genetic defect in a newborn with a rare and fatal disease.

In Iron Age Britain, women remained with their families while men migrated to join them. A new study uncovers a surprising ancient social structure — one that challenges what we thought we knew.

A study involving thousands of twin pairs explores whether mental disorders are caused by genetics, environment, or both.

What are hereditary diseases and syndromes? Exploring the unpleasant side of the genetics we inherit from our parents

When is doubt reasonable? Genetic evidence helped acquit a mother from the murder of her four young children

A cat with three colors – white, orange, and black – is almost always female. Why is that?

Our final height is mainly a result of genetics, but the place we live in also has quite an effect

Marking 70 years since the elucidation of the DNA molecule’s unique double helical structure

The evolution of the human species is the result of a long sequence of random processes but that doesn’t mean we evolved by chance

The 200th birthday of Gregor Mendel, who revealed the basic laws that govern how traits are passed down through generations

What causes color blindness, and why are there so many more color-blind men than women?

Researchers from the University of Haifa have discovered a new family of proteins that protect wheat and other plants from disease

How were myths about pregnancy and childbirth born and who disproved them?

An Israeli-Japanese collaboration revealed a unique genetic defect that leads to neural dysfunction

An Israeli-American study collected important information from data of millions of social-network users

Is the ginger hair gene in danger of extinction? Genetics says: no reason to worry

Gene Drive – the new genetic engineering technology promoting the rapid ‎spread of genes into large populations