Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

An. funestus is one of the most widespread mosquito species in Africa, with the females attracted to humans as a source of ...

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

New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be ...

A new study explores how culture is overtaking genetics as the driving force in human evolution and shaping our future.

Dr. Ambroise Wonkam discusses the role of genetic modifiers in sickle cell disease and their impact on patient care in ...

Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being ...

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 ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

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