Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity ...

Scientists studying tiny roundworms have uncovered how the secrets of a long life can be passed from parents to their offspring — without changing DNA. The discovery shows that when certain cellular ...

MIT researchers have dramatically lowered the error rate of prime editing, a technique with promise for treating numerous genetic disorders. A genome editing method called prime editing could one day ...

Your DNA contains millions of genetic variants that interact with each other in ways that affect whether diseases such as schizophrenia and heart disease develop, and with what severity.

Gene editing has moved from labs to real world trials as scientists tweak DNA to cure disease, boost resilience, and redesign life itself, raising urgent ethical questions about who decides the future ...

Madeline Lancaster created the first brain organoids, which have revolutionised our understanding of how the brain works - but also raised ethical questions ...

A new study, published in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new insights into the role of metabolites in health and disease and creating a blueprint for ...

Scientists have recently leveraged the massive amount of human health and genetic data in the UK Biobank to learn more about how small variations... | Genetics And Genomics ...

AstraZeneca has signed a $555 million deal with a San Francisco-based biotech business Algen Biotechnologies, The Financial Times reported on Monday.

A groundbreaking study has revealed that your mom and dad’s DNA don’t just pass on telomere length, they actively reshape it in the first days of life, influencing how we age and our risk of ...

Rothamsted scientists, together with partners at the University of Olomouc, Czechia, have uncovered how a family of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant's growth and grain development, a breakthrough ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered a surprising mechanism that plants use to regulate their growth — one that directly ties their development to how they perceive light.