Professor Jens Hör of the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research, Würzburg, Germany has received a prestigious ...

Scientists have turned an old idea on its head. A new paper reports that stretches of so-called “junk DNA” can help injured ...

Researchers unveil append editing, a method that attaches chemical tags to DNA, expanding possibilities in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

A genome-editing technique known as prime editing holds potential for treating many diseases by transforming faulty genes into functional ones.

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. Their study, published in Nature ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

The evolutionary blueprint for hands was borrowed in part from a much older genetic plan for our nether regions, a new study ...

MIT researchers have dramatically lowered the error rate of prime editing, a genome-editing technique based on CRISPR. This advance could make it easier to develop gene therapy treatments for a ...

In the fast-evolving field of medical science, a new artificial intelligence model may be about to change the way mRNA-based ...

A new study brings scientists closer to uncovering how life began on Earth.