New studies reveal that optical genome mapping (OGM) can detect chromosomal abnormalities linked to recurrent pregnancy loss, ...

Reviving an ancient human gene that prevents gout and fatty liver disease, scientists at Georgia State University have marked ...

Explore CRISPR technology explained, gene editing science, DNA modification, and genetic engineering ethics—discover how ...

By reactivating a long-lost gene, researchers were able to lower uric acid levels and stop damaging fat accumulation in human ...

Origin Agritech Ltd., today announced it has entered into a patent license agreement with Shandong Shunfeng Biotechnology Co.

Pregnancy loss may occur in as many as 25% of all pregnancies. Most of these losses occur in the first trimester, and about ...

A new gene-editing technique enables the correction of multiple genetic mutations simultaneously, transforming the prospects ...

Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a versatile and non-toxic technology for controlling the activity of any gene in a cell. Such "gene-switch" tools allow scientists to "turn on" ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and ...

Weill Cornell Medicine scientists created Cyclone, a simple tool that uses the antiviral drug acyclovir to safely switch ...