A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

Researchers analyzed blood samples from polar bears located in northeastern and southeastern Greenland. The results showed ...

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Here at MIT Technology Review we’ve been writing about the gene-editing technology CRISPR since 2013, calling it the biggest ...

Scientists are one step closer to pinpointing fragments of Leonardo da Vinci’s elusive DNA. A team of researchers from the ...

Researchers have unveiled a way to flip genes back on without slicing into the genome, a shift that could make CRISPR far ...

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

An HIV-derived nucleoside therapy now treats rare genetic diseases by restoring mitochondrial DNA and improving muscle ...

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from a Renaissance sketch, sparking debates over authorship, while ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed previously unappreciated roles for the retrotransposon LINE ...

IOB researchers, in collaboration with a team from Radboud University Medical Center and partners from more than 100 institutions worldwide, identify new genetic cause of inherited blindness. The ...