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 ...

Kian Sadeghi, the founder and CEO of Nucleus Genomics, believes every parent has a right to select the qualities they most desire in their potential future children, calling it "genetic optimization." ...

When roundworms stop reproducing, they can still move and function normally but lose their ability to detect certain food ...

Lung infections like pneumonia are among the world's top killers—but diagnosing them is notoriously hard. Now, researchers at ...

In 2020, Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, CRISPR-Cas9, a method for genome editing. Often referred to as “molecular scissors,” CRISPR cuts DNA at specific locations that ...

In genetics, scientists must analyze the genomes of millions, if not billions, of people, each carrying millions of variants. It’s an unfathomable amount of data. Which leads us to another central ...

Research led by the University of Cambridge suggests that one in two individuals arrested and detained in London may have ...

Researchers have found that the vast majority of individuals carrying an inherited risk for dangerously high cholesterol aren't identified by standard testing guidelines. Broadening access to genetic ...

Scientists discovered that certain gene changes allow cells to function even when frataxin, the protein lost in Friedreich’s ataxia, is missing. Experiments in worms, human cells, and mice revealed ...

Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, which caused them to "fall outside the range of genetic variation" seen in modern-day people, a new genetic study reveals. The finding ...