Scientist uses gene-editing to breed dog that won’t trigger his allergies
A scientist with a dog allergy has bred a puppy that will not make him sneeze, in a…
A tiny pill could beat the world’s biggest killer
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a small pill called enlicitide. It is a tablet…
Methylation-sensitive Cas9 can selectively target DNA in tumor cells
CRISPR-Cas gene-editing tools have revolutionized the world of biotechnology and medicine. And each year, it seems, these…
A mother’s 20-year quest fuels a startling Duchenne breakthrough
A year after the worst day of her life, Debra Miller received a voicemail she couldn’t quite make…
How AI is helping solve the labor issue in treating rare diseases
Modern biotech has the tools to edit genes and design drugs, yet thousands of rare diseases remain untreated.…
Biographica nets $9.5m for AI-led crop design, partners with BASF
Biographica, a startup deploying AI and machine learning to accelerate and improve the crop trait development process by…
RNA Splicing Errors Drive Leukemia
By: Staff Writer | January 02, 2026 | 7 min. read | Share Summary A new study from Sylvester Comprehensive…
CRISPR-edited fungus boosts protein production and cuts environmental impact
In a new study publishing November 19 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Biotechnology, researchers used a…
New ‘wonder drug’ could cut your cholesterol in half
Scientists say a cutting-edge gene-editing treatment could help people cut harmful high cholesterol levels in half — just…
New gene-editing method can correct many disease-causing mutations in mammalian cells
Some genetic disorders-such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease-involve many mutations in a person’s genome, often…
Scientists Create The Most Efficient Lifeform On Earth After Altering 101,000 Lines Of Genetic Code » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Creating life is something that scientists have been able to do for a while now. In 2010,…
Scientists Create a Banana That Doesn’t Turn Brown
Image credits: Matt L. Any banana you eat today is probably a clone. You may have noticed it…