For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

Science and medicine are incredibly amazing. Thanks to modern science and medicine, we now have lifespans far beyond our Dark ...

Previously unmapped sections of the genome explain how cells sense their mechanical environment and could open new paths for ...

This year, the GATE Life Sciences 2026 exam will be organised by IIT Guwahati. The official GATE Life Sciences syllabus PDF ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a ...

A common bacterium was genetically engineered to eat a plastic-derived molecule and then digest it to produce the everyday ...

Preliminary results from a small trial offer the clearest evidence yet that the brain disease’s progression can be slowed.

Scientists developed a new nanostructure that triples CRISPR’s ability to enter cells, unlocking even more power to treat ...

DNA runs on just four letters, but scientists have now added new ones—and the code still works. This breakthrough could reshape medicine, biology, and even the definition of life.

That’s why a team from UC San Diego in La Jolla set out with Yale University researchers to develop a new system for gene ...