Researchers confirmed that sperm accumulate mutations over the years, increasing the risk of transmitting diseases to ...

An international team led by Monash University researchers has uncovered the genetic code governing the way genetic mutations ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by developmental delay. An international research team led by Dr. Tran Tuoc from the ...

Scientists using TwinsUK data and ultra‑precise DNA sequencing have uncovered rare DNA mutations in healthy tissue that could ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons ...

It might seem counter-intuitive to anyone awed by the record-beating achievements of elite athletes like Usain Bolt, Femke Bol or Armand Duplantis, but genetic mutations are making humans less fit ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) report that the ...