WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The growing costs of U.S. healthcare and health insurance have led to a drop in the number of people getting precautionary DNA tests, a report said Sunday.

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The estimated number of human genes has been revised sharply downward in a report from an international research team.

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- Scientists on both side of the Atlantic reported Wednesday they have discovered the gene that causes Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria, a rare, fatal disorder that accelerates aging in children five to ten times faster than normal.

BETHESDA, Md., March 4 (UPI) -- The National Institutes of Health revealed Tuesday it plans to begin sequencing the genome or the layout of the genes of the cow as early as September, a project officials said could lead to a better understanding of the genetic basis for human health and

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