In a leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, two scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a powerful ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a scalable, non-viral technology that efficiently ...

Readers respond to an article about gene editing and object to cuts in research funding. Also: The Covid vaccine; Senator ...

Researchers still do not have a comprehensive picture of the factors that influence gene expression in human cancers.

Generally when we consider the many plants around us, we imagine them efficiently using the electromagnetic radiation from the Sun via photosynthesis in their leaves — pulling carbon-dioxide ...

In the largest ever study of its kind, an analysis of entire tumor genomes has provided the most complete picture yet of an ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

A new study proves that a type of genetic element called 'introners ... senior author on the study and professor of biomolecular engineering at the Baskin School of Engineering.

The genetic variant is described for the first time in a paper published May 15 in the journal Current Biology. “This is a really unusual type of mutation,” said lead study author Christopher ...

Unfortunately, human nature being what it has revealed itself to be, such marvelous scientific expertise will inevitably be used to seek to “enhance” certain human traits through genetic engineering.