Genetic modification of viruses has long been used as a strategy to treat and prevent different types of diseases. Specifically, it consists of exploiting certain characteristics of viruses that make ...

It already exists in the natural world. Now, thanks to breakthroughs in genetic engineering, scientists have created ...

A team of scientists has developed a cutting-edge CRISPR system that can not only combat antibiotic resistance but actively reverse it. This breakthrough could change the course of modern medicine, ...

An animatronic dire wolf looks around then tilts its head to greet you in the lobby. An animated megalodon shark circles its ...

Scientists have long sought to understand why some plants are fragrant powerhouses while others remain subtle. Now, a research team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has cracked a genetic ...

A University of Michigan study used AI to create a digital twin replica of gliomas to shed light on the metabolic pathways activated by brain tumors.

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on ...

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

It took a while for the science to basically catch up to that suspicion.” In these types of “recessive” conditions, the ...

The Canadian government's recent approval of the first gene-edited animal to enter the food system has reignited debates over ...

Cancer researchers are making strides in efforts to use genetic profiling to develop a more precise understanding of the ...

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint ...