Scientists have built a synthetic cell from nonliving chemical components that can feed, grow, and reproduce similarly to a ...

Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...

Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist ...

In 2020, Jennifer Doudna won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for her work on the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology that allows scientists to precisely modify DNA by cutting it at specific locations.

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...

Accurate RNA splicing is essential for gene expression and human health, yet predicting how DNA sequence variations affect ...

The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million ...

The immune system depends on molecular alarms that detect danger inside cells. One of these alarms is STING, short for ...

We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human ...