Early results from a study of newborn screening methods show that DNA analysis picks up many more preventable or treatable serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by ...

A novel CRISPR-based technology can spread within bacterial populations to eliminate antibiotic resistance.

Metagenomi announces successful integration of large genes in human cells using a novel, compact CAST system for potential therapeutic applications. Metagenomi, Inc., a precision genetic medicines ...

A research team has developed the "SUPER (Synthetic Upcycling Platform for Engineering Regulators)" platform, which dramatically enhances the performance and stability of gene regulatory devices. This ...

With a shared purpose, we can realize the true promise of CRISPR and improve healthcare, providing hope to more patients with ...

Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billions of letters that compose DNA up into relatively small bits of a few hundred ...

On a special episode (first released on June 20, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: With the advent of CRISPR as a gene editing technology, there are new opportunities to develop breakthrough treatments ...

Canada is ready for the next genetic revolution. Farmers like me applaud the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for letting sound science guide agricultural policy—and clearing up the ...

Abdoulaye Diabate faced a life-threatening bout of malaria when he was just five years old. Diabate narrowly survived the mosquito-borne disease, but cousins ages three and four were not as fortunate.

What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...

The authors received funding for this work from the now defunded Biological Heritage National Science Challenge. University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau and University of Otago provide funding as ...

More and more countries have decided that gene edited crops will be treated the same as conventional plant breeding.