Genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 have transformed biology, medicine, and agriculture, but concerns remain about ...

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

Researchers have uncovered new patterns of DNA damage associated with specific chemotherapy drugs to guide cancer treatment for less effects.

For the first time, scientists have systematically studied the genetic effects of chemotherapy on healthy tissues.

After an abnormal NIPT finding in a pregnant woman, a maternal-fetal medicine doctor orders a second NIPT, against recommendations.

Scientists at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have developed mouse models that survive premature death and enable pre-clinical ...

Citrate is essential for the metabolism and development of neurons. A membrane transport protein called SLC13A5 plays a central role in this process and has previously been linked to a particularly ...

Scientists have found 473 human genes that behave like on/off switches, revealing links to cancer, immune conditions, and ...

The Synthetic Human Genome, or Syn HG, a project launched on June 26th, aims to change that. Funded partly by Wellcome, a ...

How does the CRISPR Down Syndrome breakthrough work to remove the extra chromosome 21? We are closer than ever to a world ...

Agricultural genetics is the applied study of the effects of genetic variation and selection used to propagate valuable heritable trait combinations in crop plants and farm animals. The discipline ...

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