To share your story, or find out how to get involved with CNBC Cures, email CNBC.cures@cnbc.com Florida state Rep. Adam Anderson championed the Sunshine Genetics Act, the first state-backed genetic ...

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. Credit...Ben Denzer ...

A new class of drugs is saving the lives of children who once had no hope. These high-tech medicines can replace defective genes. But there's a catch. Many cost millions of dollars for a single dose.

Tony Dokoupil is the anchor of the new "CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil." He previously served as co-host of "CBS Mornings" and anchored "The Uplift," a weekly series spotlighting positive and ...

The genetics of autism has long been one of the most intricate puzzles in neurodevelopmental science. Today, the pieces are coming together more rapidly than ever before. Landmark projects such as the ...

During in vitro fertilisation (IVF), embryos undergo genetic testing before they are transferred to the uterus – but researchers have found that a widely used test cannot detect genetic abnormalities ...

This figure shows primary T cells modified using two approaches. CAR receptors are introduced through targeted DNA insertion (top), while CRISPRoff mRNA and guide RNAs silence additional genes through ...

What if you could strip away the layers of abstraction that operating systems impose and interact directly with your computer’s hardware? Imagine crafting a program where every instruction is executed ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

People who learn they have autism after age 6 — the current median age at diagnosis — are often described as having a “milder” form of autism than people diagnosed as toddlers. A new study challenges ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes ...