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

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

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 ...

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

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

Scientists say they've put together a molecular toolkit that could be used to treat a variety of brain diseases, possibly ...

Genetic circuit engineering is the synthesis of unnatural DNA segments encoding protein or RNA molecules that control each other’s levels. Genetic circuit engineering is the bottom-up ...

But based on our results, the common genetic variants in your genome can contribute just as much, if not more than, rare genetic variants to your heart failure risk," said David Lee, MD, Ph.D., a ...

Genetic engineering or genetic modification refers to the process of altering the DNA code of an organism to introduce new traits. As the CRISPR/Cas9 technology tool has demonstrated, precision ...

Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose -- and how it protected our ancestors from ancient diseases. Modern HIV ...

She has the most common fatal genetic disease in the U.S., which afflicts 40,000 Americans. But her case is caused by a rare genetic mutation, so medications that work for 90% of people with ...

A group of researchers in the lab of Prof. Lucía Chávez Gutiérrez (VIB-KU Leuven) has unraveled the genetic contributions to familial Alzheimer's Disease development and revealed how specific ...