Researchers find that several genetic disorders, including MUC1 kidney disease, may share a novel molecular mechanism—and identify a promising therapeutic lead

Online tool can help researchers correct pathogenic mutations and restore genes to healthy state

Through this "polygenic risk scoring," researchers can identify people at high risk for disease, even if they don't present other warning signs

100-fold greater sensitivity, ability to detect multiple targets at once, and other improvements provide more power for detecting genetic signatures

Coinciding with the second anniversary of the breakthrough patient-driven research movement, this first of many data releases aims to accelerate progress in metastatic breast cancer research

DroNc-Seq—a technology that merges single-nucleus RNA sequencing with microfluidics—brings new scale to gene expression studies in complex tissues

Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome