Genetics

In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside…

It provides life-giving oxygen and is used in everyday consumer products like toothpaste. Seaweed. Also known as kelp,…

By Louise McLoughlin A man conceived by sperm donation says he was given the wrong information by the…

It comes as scores of people in the region face travel to Great Britain in hopes of finding…

Acidic soils, which account for nearly 40% of global arable land, release soluble aluminum ions that rapidly inhibit…

When 35-year-old Rajesh (name changed) collapsed during a morning jog, his family was stunned. Fit, vegetarian, and with…

A research team identified the genetic mutation at the base of the atherosclerosis in Korat cats, a disease…

When Noor Siddiqui was growing up, her mother developed retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that leads to gradual vision…

Brain cells (artificially coloured) can be infected by a virus carrying the apperatus to correct disease-causing mutations. Credit:…

For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci’s genius has fascinated historians and scientists alike, but now researchers are closer than…

Challen A gene called DNMT3A is important for guiding blood stem cells into forming all the cell types…

10 things about ischemic heart disease and atherosclerosis: Risk factors, causes, and prevention Ischemic heart disease, driven by…

Harvard gene editing treatment corrects brain mutations and improves survival