A unique feature of HR is that it repairs the damage to the DNA in a highly accurate way. In eukaryotic cells (those with a ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only ...

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.

These new results from southernmost Africa are quite different and suggest a long history of relative genetic stability,” ...

Explore how CRISPR could become a powerful antiviral tool against HIV, Hepatitis B, HPV, and more, based on emerging research.

Researchers have identified genetic variants in the FOXP4 gene that significantly increase the risk of developing long COVID, ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

A study explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells out-compete their neighbors and gradually take over blood production. The loss of diversity results in a ...

Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have identified a remarkably small but critical piece of genetic code ...

The interest in the possibilities offered by gene editing is growing – in both human medicine and in the livestock world. In livestock production, many of the most promising examples and opportunities ...

A “genetic surgery” or “interventional genetics” system for individualized treatments would be a marriage of drug development ...

This week a group of researchers, bioethicists, publishers and theologians are discussing the merits of human heritable ...