StitchR makes it possible to deliver larger payloads with current vectors, expanding the list of diseases targetable by gene therapies.

Using CRISPR, the popular gene-editing tool, scientists bumped up the fruit’s sugar content by 30 percent without sacrificing ...

Harvard researchers pioneered a method called HACE for targeted gene mutations, advancing genetic research potential.

CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful gene-editing tool that allows scientists to modify DNA in living organisms precisely. It works like ...

Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there is ...

Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.

After a research note raised potential safety concerns with Amgen's lead obesity candidate, the company defended its drug and ...

In recent years, scientists have created a range of new methods based on CRISPR-Cas technology for precisely editing the ...

Life Sciences Center (LSC) have discovered a unique way for cells to silence specific genes without cutting DNA. This ...

Genes contain instructions for making proteins, and a central dogma of biology is that this information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. But only two percent of the human genome actually encodes ...