genes

Retroviruses joined the human genome long ago; their effects are not yet clear.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
What could be the most controversial medical test yet is looming.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Examining the award-winning work toward the future of antibiotics that won the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Canine DNA contains two copies of a gene that most dogs only have one of.
Devin Powell, Contributor
The choices that fathers make as boys may affect the health of their future sons, grandsons, and even their great-grandsons.
Devin Powell, Contributor