A new molecular editor based on "dead Cas9" shows encouraging results for editing the genome

Es hora de que la legislación y la educación reflejen el sexo como un espectro con opciones ilimitadas

When studying vulnerable groups, scientists should always be aware of the context their studies take place in

How do you study a disease that takes decades to reveal itself? In this case, scientists used mice, viruses, and a little immunotherapy

Researchers assumed that CRISPR was turning off genes. They shouldn't have

Property rights get messy when DNA is involved

Reduced agrobiodiversity threatens the stability of our whole food system

Researchers have pioneered what may be the most accurate simulation of kidney function to-date

Cassava, an African staple food crop, could be poised to become a major source of industrial starch thanks to CRISPR

The lawmaker, the only microbiologist in Congress, pushed for public health reform

It's complicated, and the road from lab to clinic is long

Constantly confronting people who think my research will harm them is profoundly distressing

Williams syndrome is helping scientists understand the roots of sociality

From the axolotl's regenerating limbs to naked mole rat cancer resistance, new sequencing is uncovering new possibilities

Genome meddling to cure diseases is often worth the risk, but nothing else is just yet

'I probably wouldn’t regulate anything except possibly parents'

Deciding what's a flaw is more complicated than it seems

A microscopic moonshot hopes to revolutionize biology

Chernobyl's nuclear disaster reveals the unpredictability of evolution

It sounds like an arcane superpower. It boils down to random mutation and selection