Before a cell divides, its DNA is replicated so that each daughter cell inherits the same genetic information. The two copies ...

Researchers from MIT have incorporated several modifications to prime editing systems, making them up to 60 times more ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

But a new study suggests that these parallels are a bit of an accident, and digits come by re-deploying a genetic network that controls a completely different process: the formation of the cloaca, a ...

Thanks to in-utero blood transfusion technology, what was once a fatal diagnosis in the womb can now result in live births. However, this medical advancement created a new challenge: a growing ...

In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the ...

The giant DNA loops were discovered through a careful study of saliva samples from 56 volunteers, with further tests ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists have uncovered a direct link between a missing Y chromosome gene and male ...

A genetic deletion responsible for the rare “salmiak” pattern in cats has been identified, revealing new information about ...

MIT spinout Cache DNA has created a technology for room-temperature DNA storage, challenging the need for cold chain ...

Researchers have found that nearly three-quarters of the population carry newly identified genetic elements called Inocles, which may influence oral health, immunity, and cancer risk. Researchers at t ...