He was cast as a real-life Dr Frankenstein, a scientist whose ego had led him to tamper with human life. After more than a ...

High-quality genome assemblies and CRISPR editing were used in goldenberries to generate more compact and manageable plants.

Leading synthetic biologists have shared hard-won lessons from their decade-long quest to build the world's first synthetic ...

A cutting-edge therapy using base-edited immune cells is offering a major breakthrough for patients with one of the toughest ...

From rare diseases to chronic conditions, epigenetic editing unlocks new ways to control gene activity without altering the genetic code.

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

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the ‘dark genome’ that are responsible for controlling how cells sense and respond to the ...

This year, gene-editing technology was customized to fix mutations in a single patient’s genes for the first time.

The science behind gene editing and its uses, good or bad, explored in some detail. Left me thinking of the impact when CRISPR meets AI and the potential chaos of their illegitimate children. The ...

The problem, Zaaijer explained, is that algorithms used in precision medicine models overwhelming are built on DNA with ...

Spaceflight, genetic tinkering, and the psychological implications of technological acceleration are explored with accuracy ...