Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic blueprint, DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active ...

CRISPR Cas9 gene therapy explained with DNA scissors, hereditary diseases treatment, and designer babies ethical dilemmas ...

Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billions of letters that compose DNA up into relatively small bits of a few hundred ...

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) has transformed the way scientists understand genetics. With the ability to sequence DNA and RNA faster and cheaper than ever before, this technology is reshaping ...

OpenSNP, a fourteen-year-old open source repository for genetic records, will shut down and delete all its data at the end of April.… The reason, according to bioinformatics researcher Bastian ...

POSTECH develops a platform for precise cellular control using "non-genetic DNA" decoupled from genetic information.

The famous and rightly revered genetic technology CRISPR made headlines recently for saving a baby from a rare genetic condition. CRISPR is considered the front line of gene tech, and it’s already on ...

Genetic technologies have the potential to help solve the ever-growing challenges of food insecurity and global health. But for this potential to be met, regulations that hinder scientific innovation ...

In recent years, advancements in genetic technology have revolutionized the field of reproductive healthcare, offering prospective parents the opportunity to make informed decisions about family ...

Each year, 263 million people get malaria. But from the parasite's perspective, infecting humans is harder than you might think, and requires completing an epic journey within the tiny body of a ...

It was January of 1980 when 21-year-old Helene Pruszynski was kidnapped, raped and murdered in Douglas County, Colorado. Her body was found in a field, but police never identified a suspect.