Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an intern in 2009 after receiving a master’s degree from Indiana University in April 2009 studying the mating behavior of seahorses.

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

Learn about Brink Therapeutics as it raises $4 million to go beyond CRISPR with engineered recombinases in CAR T therapy.

Background Muscle wasting and weakness (sarcopenia) are commonly associated with COPD causing frailty and reduced quality of ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

Research into transcription factors deepen understanding of the 'language' of the genome, offering insights into human development.

Colossal Biosciences' feat of genetic engineering has people talking, but not every scientist is on board with its claim of ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

New research has uncovered more about the complexity of human gene regulation by identifying certain sequences of proteins ...

Results of a study show convergent genetic adaptation under hypoxia (lack of oxygen) between populations living at ...

Professor Jussi Taipale, senior author of the study and Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, said: “The human genome’s regulatory code is ... Its 24,450 student body includes more than 9,000 ...