Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...
Cells contain a blueprint in the form of DNA that dictates what they can make. This blueprint is converted into a message ...
A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create genetically edited babies, marking the largest known investment into the ...
In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.
Researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, have uncovered the hidden code governing how genetic mutations affect RNA splicing and result in disease. The researchers were able to ...
Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.
In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...
Our experiences leave traces in the brain, stored in small groups of cells called engrams. Engrams are thought to hold the ...
Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a simple DNA "switch" that helps tropical ...
Scientists at the University of Sheffield are conducting research into natural genetic engineering with a focus on Lateral Gene Transfer to help improve crop resilience to extreme weather.