Researchers have used CRISPR to switch back on a gene that vanished from the human lineage roughly 20 million years ago, ...

Imagine if you could fix a spelling mistake in a long document with just one click. Now, imagine doing the same with the genetic code of a plant or even a human cell. That’s ...

A new study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London, UK reveals how ancient viral DNA once written off as ...

As the global population ages, 2025 has delivered a remarkable wave of new research aimed at supporting healthier brains in ...

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ago, when viruses inserted ...

The world of medical testing is always changing, and point-of-care molecular diagnostics are a big part of that. These tests let us find out what’s going on with a patient’s health right there, ...

So, QuidelOrtho is making some big moves in the diagnostics world, and a lot of it has to do with a company called LEX Diagnostics. It seems like they’re really trying to speed things up, especially ...

Scientists are using CRISPR to fast-track the domestication of a wild fruit. For roughly 10,000 years, farming communities ...

A child who received the world's first personalized CRISPR therapy is now taking his first steps after months in hospital ...

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A new genome-wide mapping method finally shows how thousands of genes connect to drive disease. Biomedical researchers are working intensively to identify the genes that contribute to disease, with ...

Talk about a Christmas miracle!A medical breakthrough came just in time and changed one baby’s life — and gave his family a ...