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So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

Protecting native maize diversity is one of the key arguments behind Mexico’s constitutional ban on genetically modified corn ...

Using a modified CRISPR-based mechanism, the team led by Prof. Pallob Kundu has developed a stress-activated gene switch that empowers plants to survive extreme heat and microbial attacks.

CRISPR Therapeutics CRSP and Intellia Therapeutics NTLA are leading developers of therapies that utilize the Nobel ...

In May 2025, researchers announced that K.J. Muldoon, a baby boy born without the ability to process dietary protein properly ...

Last month, a baby got the world’s first personalized gene-editing treatment. What will this mean for millions of others with ...

In a step toward treating mitochondrial diseases, researchers in the Netherlands have successfully edited harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA using a genetic tool known as a base editor.

These cells came from a person with Gitelman-like syndrome, a disorder linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. The correction ...

Discover how gene editing and new genomic techniques could help agriculture adapt to climate change, food demand, and soil loss.

To carry out the experiment, researchers used sperm from two different strains of mice. One strain was bred in European labs; ...

Technological advances in the design and delivery of mRNA have catalysed the rapid development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines by ...