The small study in patients with a rare disorder that causes liver and lung damage showed the potential for precisely targeted infusions. By Gina Kolata Researchers have corrected a disease-causing ...

Nature and nurture both determine how likely you are to develop a particular disease. Hiroshi Watanabe/DigitalVision via Getty Images Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she ...

A big federal research project aimed at reducing racial disparities in genetic research has unveiled the program's first major trove of results. "This is a huge deal," says Dr. Joshua Denny, who runs ...