Genes make up the blueprints and outline the process of building every living organism. To ensure that the right genes are ...

A gene therapy approach to boosting the placenta is safe in monkeys, according to a new, short-term study, bringing the ...

Transcriptomic studies of the shrew’s remarkably plastic brain could provide new insights into neurodegenerative diseases.

The majority of highly polymorphic genes are related to immune functions and with over 100 alleles within a population, genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are the most polymorphic ...

Researchers used mitochondrial gene editing to model genetic disorders in mice, revealing profound impacts on brain function, ...

BRCA mutations are inextricably linked with breasts, but they can also lead to cancer in the pancreas, the prostate, and ...

Researchers have found that coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 contain genes that appear important for viral survival even though they don't produce a working protein. Their work investigating how these ...

In a stunning breakthrough, scientists have successfully engineered a living mouse using a gene that predates animal life by ...

A breakthrough tool called Helicase-Assisted Continuous Editing (HACE) allows scientists to create precise genetic mutations ...

Transcription initiation sites are locations in the DNA where a specialized transcription-factor protein can attach and then ...

This study presents important findings on the role of CXXC-finger protein 1 in regulatory T cell gene regulation and function. The evidence supporting the authors' claims is solid, with mostly ...