He was cast as a real-life Dr Frankenstein, a scientist whose ego had led him to tamper with human life. After more than a hundred Chinese scientists issued a statement condemning his experiment, ...

Scientists discovered that certain gene changes allow cells to function even when frataxin, the protein lost in Friedreich’s ...

Viruses are typically described as tiny, perfectly geometric shells that pack genetic material with mathematical precision, ...

Now, it’s open to almost everyone who can afford it. Companies will offer to test for hundreds of genes to help people make ...

Blast disease, caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (syn. Pyricularia oryzae), is a major threat to global rice production, responsible for nearly 30% of yield losses worldwide. This disease not ...

Drug development in biotechnology takes time. A lot of time. On average, it takes 10 to 15 years to take a medicine from ...

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometers to reach Africa—and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new ...

Lurie Children's Hospital officially announced an expansion of research with the $11 million from Don and Anne Edwards, who ...

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometres to reach Africa – and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new ...

Memory care operators are moving from simply providing “good caregiving” to creating a data-rich environment that allows for ...

Hosted by the Benedictine university's St. Gianna School of Health Sciences, the fourth annual St. Gianna Medical ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...