The real revolution came in 2012, when researchers Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier harnessed CRISPR, a natural bacterial defense system. In bacteria, CRISPR cuts out invading viruses’ DNA ...

Until now, researchers assumed that schizophrenia, anxiety disorders or depression arise from an interplay of many different ...

Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered a human gene, the protein PARP14, plays a role in regulating ...

Using full genome sequencing data from more than 347,000 individuals, researchers quantified how much genetic differences explain human traits such as height, body mass index, fertility, and disease ...

The immune system faces a delicate balancing act: it must be aggressive enough to fight infections and cancer, yet restrained ...

By reactivating a long-lost gene, researchers were able to lower uric acid levels and stop damaging fat accumulation in human ...

A Silicon Valley startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong is pursuing research that some fear ...

In a world-first trial, scientists used a one-off CRISPR gene edit to switch off a liver “fat brake” gene, slashing stubborn ...

Scientists at Georgia State University have used CRISPR gene editing to restore an ancient enzyme humans lost millions of years ago potentially reversing the buildup of uric acid that causes gout.

Whole genome sequencing in nearly 500,000 UK Biobank participants shows that observed rare and common variants now explain ...

Saliva genes evolved faster than most body systems, revealing how food, pathogens, and environment shaped the modern human ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical ...