UC San Francisco-Stanford team uncovers basis for health differences among Latinos in Mexico.

Joshua Osborn was fighting for his life in a Wisconsin hospital against a mysterious ailment. With his options dwindling, a team at UCSF employed advanced DNA sequencing technology to track down the culprit.

Their efforts have rallied others to the cause of defeating Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The polar bear — recently diverged from its brown cousins — has genes involved in fat metabolism that could provide insights that will help humans deal with health problems caused by high-fat diets.

A common form of a gene already associated with longevity also improves learning and memory.

Berkeley Lab scientist has devised a method of automating the screening process; through his startup, he hopes to make it as commonplace as a cholesterol test.

UC trains 26,000 doctoral students and 6,400 postdoctoral fellows whose work addresses issues like renewable energy, poverty, conservation and global health.

Population geneticists find more evidence of in- and interbreeding between Neanderthals, Denisovans, other human groups.

UCSF School of Pharmacy is one of the first pharmacy schools in the nation to offer its students genetic testing for drug response.

Unusual population of brown bears on Alaskan islands turns out to have a remarkable and revealing history.

Genetic reaction to strep or E. coli could mark turning point in survival of ancient humans.