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 ...

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Reintroduction of the Cyclin A2 gene enables adult human cardiomyocytes to divide, producing functional daughter cells and promoting heart repair. The therapy uses a replication-deficient adenoviral ...

Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a standardized method to use for ...

M OST STORIES about gene-edited children begin with He Jiankui, a rogue Chinese scientist who, in 2018, announced that he had ...

The first complete genetic portrait of a so‑called “last Neanderthal” is forcing scientists to redraw the map of our origins, ...

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.

Why do no two human faces look quite the same? Although we all follow the same biological blueprint, our features—the curve ...

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

Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a ...