Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good ...

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.

The sperm of a man carrying a rare genetic mutation linked to cancer was used to conceive scores of children across Europe, ...

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, ...

The child will need to be monitored throughout his life, but researchers said the treatment’s success indicates that other ...

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 ...

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

complex ethics of genetic engineering, including safety, social justice, and regulation, to understand how this technology ...

For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as ...

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific ... At this time, only genetically ...