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

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

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

An international research team led by Hiroki Shibuya at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan has solved a genetic mystery and revealed a previously unknown way that DNA can ...

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

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

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 ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

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