The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 amino acids. But certain groups of microbes have an expanded genetic code, in ...

The same amino acid can be encoded by anywhere from one to six different strings of letters in the genetic code. Andrzej Wojcicki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Nearly all life, from bacteria ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Recent breakthroughs in genetics research may have uncovered new genes underlying common psychiatric disorders. Schizophrenia and ...

Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University, Harvard University Genetic diseases can have devastating consequences for the people who inherit them. In recent years, scientists have found ...

Pretest video education is a viable option for cancer patients who need germline genetic test results to help guide surgical and medical decisions, including those with ovarian cancer, researchers ...