Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and ...

The Chinese scientist who was at the center of global condemnation for altering babies’ genes wants to use a similar technique to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. He Jiankui, who shocked the world in 2018 ...

Carlene Knight's vision was so bad that she couldn't even maneuver around the call center where she works using her cane. "I was bumping into the cubicles and really scaring people that were sitting ...

Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single treatment. The gene therapy ...

Most viral infections are difficult to control and are caused by ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses. Viral-engineering methods could be adapted to effective and smart vaccine design by integrating ...

Researchers said they chose to work with Syran hamsters they're social structure is similar to that of humans. Shutterstock A gene-editing experiment conducted on hamsters turned the adorable, furry ...

For the first time, scientists are reporting they restored vision to people blinded by a rare genetic disorder by infusing the revolutionary gene-editing technique directly into cells inside the body.