Scientists from Kolkata-based Bose Institute have created GlowCas9--a CRISPR protein that lights up while performing gene ...

Gene therapy could be a permanent cure for many life-threatening hereditary diseases, and this will only help in the treatment of genetic diseases and cancer ...

A cutting-edge therapy using base-edited immune cells is offering a major breakthrough for patients with one of the toughest ...

Karthik and her team aimed to use CRISPR as a way to identify and isolate a protein generated by the bacteria that cause Lyme ...

The 2025 International Summit on Human Genome Editing called for: • A moratorium on heritable edits until safety and societal consensus are achieved Meanwhile, patients with devastating genetic ...

From rare diseases to chronic conditions, epigenetic editing unlocks new ways to control gene activity without altering the genetic code.

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

A year of new treatments, new technologies, new ways to stay safe during disasters and new insights on the mysteries of the ...

In the continual arms race between parasites and their hosts, innovation was thought to be the key to a successful attack or defense that one-ups the competition. But sometimes, as in the corporate ...

Addressing the long-held belief that a child’s intelligence is largely inherited from the mother, Dr Sikolia Wanyonyi, a ...

Scientists in China have genetically engineered a fungus that is widely used as a meat substitute, making it an even more ...