Former UCLA and UAB basketball coach Gene Bartow has been diagnosed with stomach cancer.

The Food and Drug Administration made history Friday as it approved the first drug made with materials from genetically engineered animals, clearing the way for a new class of medical therapies.

Gene therapy seems to have cured eight of 10 children who had potentially fatal “bubble boy disease,” according to a study that followed their progress for about four years after treatment. The eight patients were no longer on medication for the rare dise

Federal health officials Thursday pledged a new, open process for approving drugs and foods from genetically engineered animals.

Gather a roomful of anti-doping experts, administrators, academics and athletes alike _ something a conservative think tank did Thursday _ and there is no consensus as to whether gene doping, thought by some to be the next frontier in Olympic cheating, is

Scientists may have figured out one reason some people reach for the french fries instead of an apple. It could be a gene that’s been linked to an increased risk of obesity.

Scientists may have figured out one reason some people reach for the french fries instead of an apple. It could be a gene that’s been linked to an increased risk of obesity.

Women are going for breast cancer gene testing in record numbers, forcing more parents to face a tough question: Should we test the kids?

CHICAGO (AP _ Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there’s a way to overcome that family history _ just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Sound pretty daunting? Not for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa., who were the focus o

Researchers plan to create a library of human genetics, with entries on the workings of individual genes, and make it available for anyone in Wikipedia rather than in an obscure academic format.Authors of the “gene wiki” say they have created 7,500...