Even as results from related research were published in the Nature journal, the outcome was never made public by the doctors ...

From seedless blackberries to cancer therapies, CRISPR is transforming food production, healthcare and agriculture.

The human genome contains more than 20,000 genes. However, at any given time and in a given cell, only a fraction are active.

New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not safe.

SCN2A-related developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) is a rare, severe form of childhood epilepsy and one of the most ...

Gene editing is a highly precise and powerful technology that allows scientists to insert, delete, modify or replace DNA ...

A new study shows NAC antioxidant therapy bypasses 22q11.2 deletion syndrome deficits via alternative gene networks.

UCR scientists helped find a genetic switch that could shave years off avocado breeding by allowing researchers to identify ...

ALS-causing NEK1 gene mutations disrupt cellular protein production machinery. Truncated NEK1 protein accumulates in the nucleolus, impairing ribosome biogenesis. This disruption leads to cell death ...

A joint research team led by Professor Daesik Kim (Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University), along with Professor ...

The hemochromatosis gene, known as HFE, helps regulate the body’s absorption of iron. Some people can inherit a mutation to this gene that causes their bodies to absorb too much iron. Most cases occur ...