A powerful new cancer map tracks hundreds of mutations to one escape route and exposes a drug target

Diseases like cancer or neurodegeneration are known to arise from genetic misfires. But treating such complex conditions hasn ...

A New AI Tool Could Transform How We Diagnose Genetic Diseases

Researchers say a new AI system can identify disease-causing mutations and explain their biological effects, potentially ...

Base editing repairs mutation and liver function in mouse model of Zellweger spectrum disorder

In 2025, baby KJ Muldoon became the first person to receive a personalized gene editing treatment, which likely saved his ...

Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Ancient viruses serve as gene delivery couriers to help bacteria resist antibiotics

Research has shed important new light on the enemies-turned-allies that allow bacteria to exchange genes, including those ...

Clinical trial shows gene editing works for β-Thalassaemia, too

Now, following up on that success, a large Chinese collaboration has followed up with a description of an improved gene ...

Compact CRISPR system unlocks targeted in-body gene editing, with up to 90% efficiency

A research team has discovered an enhanced CRISPR gene-editing system that could enable targeted delivery inside the human ...