Gene Park is a reporter for The Washington Post, covering video games and gaming culture. He joined The Post in 2015 as audience editor, and is a former reporter in the West Coast and Pacific region.

An albino snake will stand out in its natural habitat. Unlike their non-albino counterparts, albino snakes have a genetic mutation that affects the production of melanin, the pigment responsible for ...

Only one in 100,000 wallabies exhibit the genetic trait of albinism, according to the joey's zookeeper. It took zookeepers at a New South Wales wildlife park more than five months to discover ...

Chris Barry, a loving dad of two and husband, is thriving at age 37 while living with a rare genetic disorder thanks to a life-saving intestinal transplant he underwent three years ago. He now insists ...

Once you've chosen a service, you'll receive an at-home DNA testing kit. Using your genetic material and specialized equipment, these companies can help reveal different things for you ...

According to MAHE, the research emphasises the critical role that global collaboration plays in advancing genetic science, particularly in rare disorders. “This is the first time that ...

Mayo Clinic discovered eight new mutations in the CSF1R gene, advancing understanding and treatment potential for the rare CSF1R-Related Disorder. This global study underscores the challenges in ...

suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Seven years ago, a Philadelphia company and researchers at the University of Pennsylvania made history by ...

Gene Therapy with Fidanacogene Elaparvovec in Adults with Hemophilia B. New England Journal of Medicine , 2024; 391 (12): 1108 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2302982 Cite This Page : ...

most types of albinism are inherited when an individual receives the albinism gene from both parents. If the parents are carriers, the child has a 25% chance of being completely normal ...