Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks-including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including ...

Human genes that encode proteins often contain non-coding segments known as introns. Removing introns is crucial for the proper expression of genetic information. Understanding how our cells ...

News 8 is once again honoring Black history by looking at health care and the racial disparities many report facing.

Cell and gene therapies can be life-changing for patients with certain conditions, but the process of receiving them poses barriers for patients and caregivers that require multistakeholder solutions, ...

The CRISPR-Cas9 system offers groundbreaking genome editing capabilities, yet off-target cleavage raises concerns about ...

Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals. For women, that can lead to poor egg quality, which in turn can cause infertility, ...

Organoids were cultured from healthy donor iPSC sources and differentiated using the human iPSC-derived Cerebral Organoid ...

LATS1/2-inactivation and consequent nuclear YAP/TAZ hyperactivation in the mammary epithelium drives the development of a pro ...

Yale researchers have created "Ochre," a genomically recoded organism that enables the production of synthetic proteins with ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

University of Queensland researchers have for the first time introduced genetic material into plants via their roots, opening ...

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the fundamental building block of life. It carries the genetic instructions that dictate ...