A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Biohacking has moved from niche experiments to a global movement reshaping how we think about human potential. With ...

This new tool, known as minimal, versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), combines the powers of gene editing, ...

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification ... genetically modified organisms into the environment Ethical concerns surrounding the modification of human embryos and the potential for ...

A loss-of-function variant is a genetic modification that disrupts the normal ... which serves as the entry point for SARS-CoV-2 into human cells," said McCole, a professor of biomedical sciences ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during reproduction.

Paying homage to Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy of books and to the film Interstellar, our readers consider the upsides ...

Postdoctoral scholar Daniela Soto has earned a prestigious fellowship from HHMI with eight years of funding to study the ...

The mouse model in the study is reportedly quite different as it allows scientists to observe the aging process in a whole organism.

These mice not only carry high viral loads in the lungs but also display severe lung damage, mirroring the kind of hyperinflammatory response seen in human patients with severe COVID-19.

There is no doubt that the genetic engineering of bacteria and yeast to produce insulin has revolutionised the treatment of insulin. Because it is 'human' insulin, it does not have the potential ...