A team of Chinese scientists has used targeted gene editing to develop rice that produces coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a vital ...

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

Gene editing techniques may one day allow for the removal of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome, early ...

In a lab at Rockefeller University in New York, a mouse squeaks. But this is no ordinary squeak. It is a strange, complex ...

A specific gene variant seen in people is likely one of many that contributed to the development of language in modern humans ...

A new study links a particular gene to the origins of spoken language, proposing that a protein variant found only in humans may have helped us develop speech.

In a world first, researchers from Flinders University have applied advanced gene editing to explore how an enzyme, made ...

A new study has revealed that a single genetic mutation, found in all modern humans but absent in Neanderthals and Denisovans ...

“CRISPR gene editing is a transformative technology for addressing genetic diseases ... From 22,000 metagenomes, the team zeroed in on 176 candidates. Each was vetted in human kidney cells in a ...

Human life depends on plants and crop production, with seeds serving as the primary source of nutrition for both humans and livestock. Currently, three ...

Improved Prime Editing System Makes Gene-Sized Edits in Human Cells at Therapeutic Levels June 10, 2024 — Scientists have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or ...