A single injection into the bloodstream of a mouse corrected a mutation linked to autism in neurons throughout the brain and ...

After a cancer diagnosis, patients often have many questions, not only about their treatment but also about what the ...

Bronze Age natural selection accelerated human evolution, challenging long-held beliefs about genetic adaptation.

When activated by its target, the newly characterized molecule rips the genome apart, a lethal move that researchers can ...

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell because of their energy generating capabilities. These little organelles are very special, because they also carry their own tiny little ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a POT1 gene mutation that causes unusually long telomeres, keeping immune cells ...

Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functions of the cell, the rest of the genome cannot be ignored. However, for decades ...

What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...

Short QT syndrome is a genetic disease that leads to sudden cardiac death at a young age. Mutations in the SLC4A3 gene, which ...

A new kind of CRISPR that destroys cells rather than gene editing them has shown potential for killing sick cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. The technology has largely been tested in cells ...