Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Monday its experimental gene therapy showed improved hearing in 10 of 11 children between 10 months and 16 years old born with hearing loss caused by gene mutations.
The origin of the Huns in fourth-century Europe has long been debated, but centuries-old DNA has revealed their diverse backgrounds.
When the monkeys were single-celled embryos, scientists had used CRISPR editing tools to silence, or “knock out”, a gene that helps regulate the body’s internal clock. Its disruption is linked to psychiatric conditions,
The judge overseeing the case of the man charged with killing four Idaho college students in 2022 has denied his request to exclude potentially critical DNA.
Diagnostics company Bio-Rad has been sued by the California Institute of Technology for allegedly misusing the school's patented technology for analyzing biological samples.
A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans, scientists say. And it changes how mice squeak.
A historian said the identity of notorious killer Jack the Ripper has been confirmed, over 136 years after the murders were committed.
Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.
By Sneha S K (Reuters) -Gene therapy maker bluebird bio on Friday agreed to be taken private by Carlyle Group and SK Capital Partners at a discount, after a prolonged struggle to survive a cash crunch due to a difficult market environment for gene therapies.
More than four decades after a young mother and her son were found dead in their Nebraska home, a forensic breakthrough has led to the arrest of a man long suspected in the case, according to Omaha authorities.