Critics of agricultural biotechnology have often been dismissed as modern-day Luddites. However, these critics have an understandable concern, based on a detail of the technology that has been ...

Scientists reported selectively altering genes in viable human embryos for the first time this year. For nearly five years, researchers have been wielding the molecular scissors known as CRISPR ...

The advent of technologies that permit efficient gene transfer in human primary cells creates novel therapeutic perspectives. Based on the use of recombinant oncoretroviruses and lentiviruses, we are ...

Rossant says investigating the differences between similar gene systems in mouse and human embryos is important because the same processes may take place at different times of development in the ...

Scientists from Spirovant Sciences describe SP-101, a novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy.

The Chinese Academy of Science released a statement about He, saying it "firmly opposed" gene editing on humans. "Under current circumstances, gene editing in human embryos still involves various ...

Some characteristics are controlled by a single gene, such as fur in animals and red-green colour blindness in humans. Each gene might have different forms, and these are called alleles.

A groundbreaking new study has opened the book on chimpanzee culture and its transmission, revealing compelling evidence that ...

A groundbreaking method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed. This innovative approach opens new avenues for understanding and treating neurological conditions ...

Researchers described a promising new approach for using gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease in the journal Human Gene ...