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.

Ant societies are built on scent. Pheromones guide the insects to food, warn them of predators, and regulate the rhythms of ...

In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a wave of new therapies, including gene therapies, ...

Nobel-winning biologist and longtime Bulletin Board of Sponsors member David Baltimore will be remembered for his ...

In addition to detecting pathogens, your immune system also responds to tissue damage. You might observe this reaction as inflammation – such as redness and swelling – when drugs are injected into ...

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

Dr. Labidi-Galy received her medical degree from the University of Tunis and trained as a medical oncologist in Tunisia and France before pursuing a PhD in onco-immunology at the University of Lyon ...

The musical “Here Comes the Sun” was written by Melodrama Artistic Director and Southwestern College journalism professor Max ...

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

Humanin is a mitochondria‑derived micropeptide encoded within the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. This small peptide, ...

Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method — CRISPR — sometimes does more harm than good. A new study from University of California San Diego and Yale ...