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As space travel expands, scientists warn that reproductive health risks and ethical gaps can no longer be ignored.

Scientists analyzing ancient DNA from a 12,000-year-old double burial in southern Italy uncovered genetic evidence of a rare inherited growth disorder in two closely related prehistoric individuals. A ...

Stemming from a rare genetic condition, Brian Tobin has had cancer six times since the age of 25. However, he says people can survive and thrive despite this challenge ...

A discovery beneath Kolsåstoppen, a forested hill in eastern Norway, is drawing new attention to rock carvings created more ...

This video explores a wide range of human traits and characteristics by examining how common or rare they are across the global population. Using statistics and percentages, it moves from widely ...

Catherine O'Hara's heart and organs were a mirror image of most people's. Though that is rare, congenital heart defects are fairly common.

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Researchers identified the earliest case of a genetic disease with the help of DNA: a mother and child buried together in southern Italy 12,000 years ago both exhibited signs of possessing a rare ...

Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issues a positive opinion following re-examination, which will be reviewed by the European Commission (EC), with a decision anticipated by March 2 ...