After learning that they carry a mutated version of the BRCA1 gene, their options were to undergo intensive monitoring every six months or to have preventive surgeries involving profound changes to their bodies and their lives
The International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after the Victorian stargazer, who studied the skies for 25 years from Cambridge University, but whose work has remained forgotten for more than a century
New study links more spherical heart shapes to higher likelihood of atrial fibrillation and identifies 14 new genes associated with heart conditions
A bribery experiment involving people from 18 countries reveals that the phenomenon is largely subject to circumstance
The Roslin Institute for Animal Research turns to gene editing to combat some of the most important diseases in livestock and poultry