WIRED Health Recap: Cancer Vaccines, Crispr Breakthroughs, and More
At the WIRED Health summit in Boston on September 9, we hosted some of the leading experts in…
Unlocking a 500-Year Mystery: What Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA Could Tell Us About His Life and Legacy
Scientists are closer than ever to reconstructing Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA through a 30-year genealogical study, descendant testing,…
David Liu Pioneers Disease-Agnostic Gene Editing Beyond CRISPR
In the rapidly evolving field of biotechnology, gene editing is poised for a transformative shift toward approaches that…
CRISPR Gene-Editing Market Driven by Rising Genomic Research and Therapeutic Advancements
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) gene-editing technology is revolutionizing the field of genetics by enabling precise…
Can type 1 diabetes be cured? Understanding causes, genetics, ongoing research, and myths about reversal
Type 1 diabetes is a lifelong autoimmune condition with no known cure. Unlike type 2 diabetes, which can…
Early genetic testing can help prevent diseases
BENGALURU: It is not only lifestyle that is leading to diseases and health conditions. Genetics is an underlying…
The Liability-Threshold Polygenic Model of Left-Handedness
Genes play a role in left-handedness Have you ever wondered why some people are left-handed while most people…
What Do We Really Know About Genetics and Alcohol Use Disorder?
Why are some people able to give up alcohol with ease, while others struggle for years? That’s the…
Genetic Study Traces Da Vinci’s Y Chromosome to Living Descendants
In the annals of Renaissance history, few figures loom as large as Leonardo da Vinci, the polymath whose…
Scientists Discover Massive DNA “Inocles” Living in the Human Mouth
Researchers in Japan have uncovered previously hidden giant DNA elements, called Inocles, living in the human mouth. Credit:…
Multiancestry brain pQTL fine-mapping and integration with genome-wide association studies of 21 neurologic and psychiatric conditions
Ethics Our study complies with all relevant ethical regulations and was approved by the institutional review boards at…
Genetics’ Role in Alcohol Use Disorder Unveiled
A biostatistician uses mathematical models to better understand brain networks, possibly leading to advanced treatments Why are some…