When the monkeys were single-celled embryos, scientists had used CRISPR editing tools to silence, or “knock out”, a gene that ...

Gene-edited crops may help adaptation to climate change The centre, funded primarily by the British government, operates on ...

In a nutshell Scientists discovered a tiny genetic change in the NOVA1 gene that exists only in modern humans — not in ...

Spotlight Therapeutics, a Bay Area biotech company that raised $66 million from investors, including GV, has shut down.

People who have one of several well-documented medical conditions do not have only XX or XY chromosomes, which typically correspond with female and male sexes, respectively. Those conditions include ...

Scientists have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.

A gene called high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according ...

Researchers used mice with nine different genetic backgrounds to identify factors influencing eye aging, paving the way for eye-based diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases.

A new study links a particular gene to the ancient origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in ...

Torsional stress in chromatin plays a fundamental role in cellular functions, influencing key processes such as transcription, replication, and chromatin organization. Transcription and other ...

Vincent Gaynor remembers, almost to the minute, when he realized his part in birthing the breakthrough gene therapy Zolgensma ...

The road to the Kentucky Derby heats up Saturday with the first of the final major prep races, the 2025 Risen Star Stakes at ...