Gene-editingtechnologiesthataltermosquitoes’DNAcouldprovecriticalinthefightagainstmalaria,BillGatessaidonWednesday,andethicalconcernsshouldnotblockprogressinsuc
Aspecialissueofpeer-reviewedjournalHumanGeneTherapywaspublishedonFriday,documentingChina'sprogress,opportunitiesandchallengesinitsbiomedicalresearch."Thisspecia
TheYchromosome,whichplaysacriticalroleinthesexualreproductionofmen,isdegeneratingrapidly.ResearchsuggeststhattheYchromosomemaydisappearinlessthanfivemillionyear
TheFDAhasapprovedanewgenetherapythatprovesthetechniquecanalsobeusedtotreatavarietyofdiseasesotherthancancer.Accordingtotheagency'sannouncement,thetherapycalledL
Forsome,anewcutting-edgetechnologycalledgenedriveisthesilverbulletabletowipeoutinvasivespeciesdecimatingislandwildlife,anderadicatethemalaria-bearingmosquitoest
Gene-editedhumanembryosareofferingnewinsightsintotheearlieststagesofdevelopment,andcouldreducetheriskofmiscarriageattheoutsetofpregnancy.Inanewstudy,researchers
Everwonderedwhysomepeoplehavemoreofacompulsiontotravelthanothers?Notonlytravel,buttraveltochallengingdestinations;placeswheretheyarelikelytobepushedoutoftheirco
ScientistshavesuccessfullyalteredapieceofdefectiveDNAinhumanembryostopreventthemfromdevelopingheartdisease.It'sthefirsttimeamutationthatcausesacommoninheriteddi
TheremaybenewhopeforthosesufferingfromafatalbraindisordercalledHuntington’sDisease.ResearchersatEmoryUniversity,areusingagroundbreakinggeneeditingtoolcalledCRIS
Australian researchers have discovered why men with a family history of prostate cancer develop a more aggressive strain of the disease.
China's first national gene bank, China National Genebank, will open in the southern city of Shenzhen on Sept. 22, with the goal of protecting, researching and utilizing genetic resources, Nanfang Daily reported. The gene bank hopes to boost the genetics industry and safeguard China’s genetic information.
If the chemical can be turned off in disease-carrying flies, they could be killed off by making them stick to surfaces.
The prestigious U.S. journal Science on Thursday chose a popular gene editing tool called CRISPR, which acts as a type of molecular scissors able to selectively trim away unwanted genome parts and replace it with new DNA stretches, as the 2015 Breakthrough of the Year.
The world-renowned journal Nature Thursday released its annual list of ten people who mattered in science in 2015, which includes one Chinese scientist whose work in human embryo gene editing has caused repeated debate in the academic circle.
Scientists have found a new gene linked to body fat distribution in research that may help explain why you have an apple or pear shape.
Mice that receive a "humanized " version of a speech and language gene exhibit accelerated learning, a new study said Monday.