No one had ever used the CRISPR gene-editing tool in reproduction before and it was completely untested in embryos. Scientists around the world condemned the work as wildly premature and possibly ...

A new study suggests the unique human version of the NOVA1 protein developed after our ancestors split from Neanderthals on ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role — and they say the evolution of this singular ability was key to our survival.

NASA compiled a list of the most scientifically accurate science-fiction films ever made. At the top? Gattaca (1997), a ...

In 2022, Dychtwald hosted “The Legacy Interviews,” a webcast with notable figures in the field of aging and longevity that was turned into podcasts, a book and a 60-minute documentary called “Sages of ...

Dogs wag their tails in all sorts of ways—side to side, up and down, round and round—as well as up high or down low. They use ...

CRISPR is like an editor that can rewrite DNA letter by letter or gene by gene, to remove harmful mutations or add protective ...

In addition to its modularity, TIGR is very compact compared to other RNA-guided systems, like CRISPR, which is a major advantage for delivering it in a therapeutic context. These findings appear ...

After an illustrious career, including 12 years as director of the NIH and leading the HGP consortium, Francis Collins announces his sudden resignation.

Take CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) and Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NTLA), two biotechs specializing in gene editing. Finance, is $83.60; the latter earns a price target of $50.80 from ...

By balancing CRISPR-Cas-mediated cutting and gene transfer, ADEPT dynamically controls both the plasmid copy number within individual cells and the fraction of plasmid-carrying cells in a ...

Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Saturday that he has retired, leaving an agency being ...