A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

In a landscape where precision is paramount, the base editing market is emerging as a cornerstone of modern biotechnology, ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

The gene therapy market is surging toward $36.55 billion by 2032, powered by rising demand for curative treatments that ...

Like other developing countries, Indonesia is facing a familiar dilemma: how to feed a growing population while protecting ...

Within tumors in the human body, there are immune cells (macrophages) capable of fighting cancer, but they have been unable ...

Two genetic innovations could address major welfare and productivity issues within the broiler and layer industries.

For thousands of years, humans have sought to improve their plants to ensure they have safe and nutritious sources of food. It started out with the simple act of selecting the strongest, most ...

A startup’s ads for controversial embryo tests hit the New York City subway. One day this fall, I watched an electronic sign outside the Broadway-Lafayette subway station in Manhattan switch ...

Juanita Francisco’s son Eddie recalls that when he was 13 years old, the antibiotics he was given for an infection caused an allergic reaction in the form of severe asthma attacks. So as not to ...

The grantmaking organization Open Philanthropy has awarded funding for a University of California San Diego technology designed to stop the spread of malaria. The $500,000 grant to School of ...

Xenotransplantation holds promise to eliminate the shortage of organs intended for humans in need. Pigs constitute the most suitable organ xenograft donor due to the fact that their organ anatomy ...