Warming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic ...

Why cells grow to just the right size has long baffled scientists. Too small ...

Researchers say some populations are activating "jumping genes" to survive rising temperatures. It’s both hopeful and ...

Using X-ray diffraction data, James Watson (1928-2025) made the seminal discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA ...

This comprehensive e-book from The Hindu explores how gene editing tools like CRISPR and synthetic biology are fundamentally changing what it means to be human and are giving us the power to modify ...

Researchers created a highly efficient gene-editing method that fixes multiple DNA mutations in a single step. The breakthrough could revolutionize genetic medicine by making treatments for complex ...

Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine, forcing society and science alike to ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

Inside cells, DNA twists and coils itself into a variety of different secondary structures—including i-motifs (iMs) and ...

The treatment uses a modified, harmless virus to deliver healthy genes to a patient’s cells to treat genetic diseases. Read ...