Alterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and ...

A rare genetic mutation in a European sperm donor has reportedly caused cancer in 10 children, highlighting the need for ...

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

An international group of gene editing leaders has put out a call for a 10-year ban on heritable human genome editing (HHGE), ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to ...

Advancements in gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have improved the outlook for some patients, but further ...

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

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time ...

A multiyear investigation pieced together ancient DNA from strains of the plague, bringing together researchers from across ...

Scientists at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have re-engineered ...

Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, ...

Cannabis has been a globally important crop for millennia. While best known today as marijuana for its psychoactive ...