The scientists found something interesting: marijuana use was linked to changes in a process called DNA methylation. This ...

The plant-editing system uses mRNA to avoid the risk that foreign DNA could be left behind and create unwanted mutations Chinese scientists have developed a gene-editing system for plants that draws ...

Genes shape brain structure and may influence neurological disorders like Parkinson’s and ADHD, revealing new insights into brain health.

Bluebird Bio will sell itself to private equity firms Carlyle and SK Capital for about $30 million, the company said Friday.

When the monkeys were single-celled embryos, scientists had used CRISPR editing tools to silence, or “knock out”, a gene that ...

Once scientists have collected an eDNA sample, they analyze it via bar coding, which can either look for a single species or ...

Scientists have identified a tiny genetic change—present in nearly all living humans but absent in our closest extinct ...

House Bill 327, sponsored by State Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, will permanently designate June as Celebration of Life Month ...

It’s a race against a single genetic marker — and musician turned biotech start-up CEO Casey McPherson says the stakes for ...

Scientists employ deep learning to analyze and compare gene regulation across various cell types in human and chicken brains.

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...

Both Tabrizi and Yang think that knocking down MSH3 could stave off HD pathology. Tabrizi noted that MSH3 also modifies other run-on repeats, including those causing fragile X syndrome, myotonic ...