New advisory committee will uphold and strengthen Fujifilm's commitment as a life sciences and healthcare leader to bioethical principles and standards in all areas of its life sciences- and ...

Genetic manipulation – or gene editing – is a concept that describes altering the genetic material (DNA) of an organism.

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 ...

A global health group breaks down exactly where the promise lies in using genetically modified mosquitoes to eliminate ...

Crop biotechnology is like giving plants superpowers! It’s using science to make plants better, like helping them fight off ...

The real revolution came in 2012, when researchers Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier harnessed CRISPR, a natural bacterial defense system. In bacteria, CRISPR cuts out invading viruses’ DNA ...

Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world, but the size of the young buds at the top of the tea plant plays an ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons that can correct multiple disease-causing mutations at once. Unlike ...

Advanced biotechnology repurposes two bacterial immune systems to correct large stretches of DNA. Human cells that have been edited with the new retron-based gene editing technology. Orange dots mark ...

A landmark Huntington's trial slows disease progression by 75%, signalling how RNA- and CRISPR-based tools redefine treatment for rare genetic disorders. Significant advancements in gene silencing and ...

Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated cardiomyopathy) and muscle weakness (muscular dystrophies). Many of these diseases ...