What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Maria Jasin, PhD, whose research on DNA repair has transformed our understanding of cancers, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Greengard Prize.

Jasin's fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to ...

Unhealthy lifestyle, stress, pollution and genetics are factors alarmingly pushing individuals in their 20s and 30s towards cancer ...

In this video, I share my experience of discovering I carry the BRCA1 gene, prompted by my mum’s history with breast cancer.

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

How did digits evolve? While it is clear that they derive from genetic programs already present in fish, their precise origin ...

Carla Peoples thought her symptoms were due to another problem, but was shocked to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She ...

Dr. Mary-Claire King was the first to link a gene to hereditary cancer risk with the identification of BRCA1. She was just getting started.

Multigene panel testing may be warranted in patients with multiple primary cancer diagnoses, according to researchers.

Being a previvor isn’t just something I am. It’s something I live, every day, every appointment, every decision.

A researcher at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) and physician-scientist colleagues from ...