An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.

CRISPR gene drives bias inheritance in pests, advancing population-level control while raising questions about resistance and ...

Genealogy study claims first conclusive case of sex ‘distortion’ in humans — but not all researchers are convinced.

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...