An international study led by the University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital has identified six genetic regions ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The compounds were identified using a virtual screening approach.

In two new papers, researchers from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) report the successful use of two approaches -- gene therapy ...

"This type of gene editing should also allow for the treatment of diseases whose origin is not genetic or whose origin cannot ...

Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to ...

New gene editing methods have been introduced in the country, bringing new hope to couples who tested positive for certain ...

A new study shows that long-read sequencing has the potential to improve the rate of diagnosis while reducing the time to diagnosis from years to days -- in a single test and at a much lower cost.