There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

The new technique is called CLASSIC, an acronym for “combining long and short range sequencing to investigate genetic ...

A research team led by Zhiping Weng, Ph.D., and Jill Moore, Ph.D."18, at UMass Chan Medical School, has nearly tripled the ...

A patient death in a CRISPR trial halts gene editing studies, raising critical safety questions. What this means for the ...

A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly ...

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

Kanagawa University of Human Services-led researchers found short-term BMI reductions after an eight-to-12-week ...

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

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its ...

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.