In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary ...

UCLA Health researchers say study findings uncover Huntington's disease mechanisms and pave new ways to develop treatments.

For decades, scientists were baffled by why thorny skates in the North Atlantic came in two distinct sizes. Despite extensive ...

Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed "molecular movie" showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level – revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying ...

The first complete DNA methylation atlas of 39 human cell types reveals which genes can talk or are silenced, depending on whether their sequence is linked to methyl group epigenetic modification that ...

Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles that specific genes play in many diseases. But to date this ...

Adverse genetic mutations can cause harm and are due to various circumstances. "Jumping genes" are one cause of mutations, but cells try and combat them with a specialized RNA called piRNA.

But to date this technology - which allows scientists to use a "guide" RNA to modify DNA sequences and evaluate the effects - ...

A pair of privately-held developers of editing-based therapies have some successes to show for their recent efforts to ...

Q: Why did my primary care physician tell me that in order to dodge osteoporosis, which my mom and grandmother have, I need ...

Microglia are brain-resident macrophages playing pivotal roles in CNS development and homeostasis. Yet, the cellular and molecular basis governing microglia maintenance ...

Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have studied the impact of two brain areas on the nature of memory content.