Virginia Tech researchers have shown that memory loss in aging may be reversible. Using CRISPR tools, they corrected molecular disruptions in the hippocampus and amygdala, restoring memory in older ...

A poorly characterized protein, historically thought to be a chaperon or enzyme, may actually be a key player in prostate ...

Nitrogen metabolism of gut bacteria can provide health benefits. Specifically, gut microbes metabolize dietary nitrates and ...

Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves ...

Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionize the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of ...

Deep within the world's oceans lurk marine bacteria armed with plastic-munching enzymes, their evolution seemingly sculpted ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

CRISPR, which stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, is a natural defense system in bacteria that scientists have adapted into a powerful gene-editing tool. This ...

Researchers have discovered that bacteriophages can effectively treat antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, showing significant clinical improvements compared to traditional ...

In a first for adults in Singapore, scientists are conducting gene editing trials on heart patients to correct defects at ...

By precisely editing the D3 gene, which regulates both plant height and tillering, researchers developed compact, ...