Scientists at a NY university say they can bring back the near extinct American chestnut tree, wiped out a century ago, ...

Genetic profiles and the gene editor CRISPR threaten to bring a new eugenics of gene selection, but even eugenicist Foster ...

As instruments grow faster, leaders say clinical impact will depend on trust, standards, data, and assays built for real ...

For the first time, researchers revealed the structures underlying a family of debilitating genetic disorders Using advanced instrumentation and methods, the scientists were able to witness how ...

Genetic clues may help explain why sloths live at such a low gear. In a new study, researchers linked the animals' extremely ...

A study in zebrafish shows that neuronal microexons regulate brain activity by modulating cAMP signaling. Loss of these ...

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped key steps in the assembly of the mitochondrial ribosome, offering new clues to how defects in this ...

Silver nanoparticles provide a more efficient way to cut and assemble DNA, improving recovery rates and boosting DNA joining ...

Learn how engineered hookworms produced toxin-fighting antibodies inside animal hosts, opening the door to a new kind of long ...

Have you ever eaten a green potato, or a bunch of rhubarb leaves? Hopefully not, because these two plant parts can be toxic to humans. While they may seem edible, they contain chemicals that can make ...

Genetically modified organisms have been at the center of controversy for decades. But what does the science actually say? Modern genetic engineering allows scientists to introduce specific traits ...