An updated edition of the Sept. 18, 2025, article. Genomics is a comprehensive study of genomes (an organism’s complete set of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA). Given the recent promising breakthroughs ...

A major medical milestone took place in May 2025, when doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia used CRISPR-based gene editing to treat a child ...

Amoebas. These single-celled microorganisms are now at the heart of one of agriculture's latest biological innovation ? a bio-fungicide capable of protecting wheat and other cereal crops from ...

New discoveries are showing how genetic variations can affect our health, from disease risks to how we respond to medicines. Understanding the genetics of animals, plants, and microbes helps us see ...