Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a ...

Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors which, in early fetal ...

The 2025 International Summit on Human Genome Editing called for: • A moratorium on heritable edits until safety and societal consensus are achieved Meanwhile, patients with devastating genetic ...

Chicago-based CRISPR technology company Syntax Bio says it has developed tech which automates the slow, manual process of ...

Apple Tree Partners ("ATP"), a leading life sciences venture capital firm, has announced that on December 9, 2025, certain ATP affiliates filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 relief in the United ...

A new study has revealed that a single genetic mutation, found in all modern humans but absent in Neanderthals and Denisovans, could have played a role in the evolution of speech and language. The ...

Syntax Bio, a synthetic biology company programming the next generation of cell therapies, today announced it has received an award of up to $856,250 from Breakthrough T1D, the leading global type 1 ...

Scientists have identified a particular gene that they say could be tied to the ancient origins of spoken language, which was key to humans’ survival. Speech allowed us to share information, ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

For years, many families have believed that a child’s intelligence is inherited from the mother, a claim often repeated in ...

Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors, which, in early fetal development, can result in ...