A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly developed form of CRISPR at UNSW Sydney points to a safer way of treating ...

As intelligence moves off screens and into the physical world, we have a rare opportunity to shape how people and machines ...

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

By Henry A. Onwubiko“A nation that cannot control its own seeds cannot decide its destiny.” –Captain Ibrahim Troure Genetic engineering, the manipulation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the hereditary ...

This research team at the LSU AgCenter is racing against extreme weather disasters to advance genetic storage technology and ...

It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

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Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

The convicted late sex offender discussed plans to establish a ‘baby ranch’ in New Mexico, where he wanted to impregnate ...

DNA origami cages constrain individual proteins toward preferred orientations on electrodes, dramatically improving ...