Currently, no country explicitly allows heritable human genome editing in clinical settings. It is not clear to what extent ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich combined two CRISPR-Cas methods to decipher how mutations in a cell’s genome affect its function.

Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA ...

IN a landmark study conducted across six New York City hospitals, researchers have found that genomic sequencing can ...

The bare-faced primates with expressive eyes have been launched on rockets into space. Their genome has been mapped. They ...

Researchers have identified a key weakness in acute myeloid leukaemia, offering a promising new strategy to delay the ...

“Small changes in the genome can have large effects,” Winter says. As such, he promotes conducting a more qualitative risk assessment rather than counting the number of modifications. The ...

Cardiovascular disease remains the foremost cause of morbidity and mortality globally, affecting millions of individuals. Recent discoveries illuminate the substantial role of genetics in ...

Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...

Hiding beneath scrap metal and abandoned cars in the Australian desert, you can find an ordinary-looking species of gecko ...