Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the ...

An understanding of the origin and dynamics of heritable genetic variation within classical animal breeding programs is needed to provide the context for understanding the contributions and concerns ...

The gene editing program CRISPR has become a hot topic in recent years, but I am torn between whether or not I support the modification of the unborn; in one sense, the practice seems beneficial, but ...

CRISPR Cas9 gene therapy explained with DNA scissors, hereditary diseases treatment, and designer babies ethical dilemmas ...

By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, GNA London, April 4, GNA- Target Malaria, a non-profit research consortium based at Imperial College, London, is exploring a genetic technology that could reduce mosquito ...

Researchers funded by the U.S. Navy have used gene-editing technology to make house spiders produce red fluorescent silk. This might seem like a quirky scientific novelty, but the breakthrough is a ...

Genetic regulation of glucose homeostasis is central to the maintenance of human health and the prevention of metabolic disorders such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recent advances in molecular ...

To create broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, your great-great-grandpappy relied on random genetic mixing between two parent ...

A single dose of infusion therapy can eradicate leukemia and destroy kilograms of cancer cells. Bruce Levine tells WIRED Health 2018 how he and his team are ...

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits. That technology, which loads genetic ...

An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...