A new Netflix drama explores this idea - but could it work in real life?

Genetically modifying mosquitoes to express antimalarial genes and pass them on to their offspring is being tested as a new strategy to eliminate malaria. Altering a mosquito’s gut genes to make them spread antimalarial genes to the next generation of their…

Trillions of viruses were injected into the brain of Benny Landsman in a bid to treat a rare nerve disease.

Rhinoviruses, which cause the common cold, can limit the replication of the coronavirus responsible for Covid19.

While cannabis users reported more psychotic experiences than non-users generally, the effect was more pronounced in those with a genetic risk factor for schizophrenia.

A new gene editing technology called CRISPRoff allows researchers to control gene expression with high specificity while leaving the sequence of the DNA unchanged.

An enzyme called AMPK drives the clearance of damaged mitochondria, each cell's energy source, by rapidly promoting the initial activation of the parkin protein — whose deficiency is linked to...

Mechanism discovered for the degradation of key cell-cycle regulators.

Global health body warns none of antibiotics currently being developed are enough to tackle superbugs

The first full human genome was sequenced 20 years ago. Now, a project is underway to sequence 1 million genomes to better understand the complex relationship between genetics, diversity and disease.

Where ancient humans lived — and when — can be unveiled using DNA extracted from sediment layers dug from cave floors.

Estatuas cave in northern Spain was a hive of activity 105,000 years ago. Artifacts show its Neanderthal inhabitants hafted stone tools, butchered red deer, and may have made fires. They also shed, bled, and excreted subtler clues onto the cave floor: their…

It is an old-standing theory in evolutionary ecology: animal species on islands have the tendency to become either giants or dwarfs in comparison to mainland relatives. Since its formulation in the 1960s, however, the 'island rule' has been severely debated…

The compelling need to provide adoptive cell therapy (ACT) to an increasing number of oncology patients within a meaningful therapeutic window makes the development of an efficient, fast, versatile, and safe genetic tool for creating recombinant T cells indispensable.…

Nature - The heterochromatin protein HP1 has an essential role in establishing several features of the 3D nuclear organization of the genome during early embryonic development in Drosophila.

A study shows that a substance in the drink kefir can help combat disease-causing, antibiotic resistant bacteria by disrupting their communication.

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) is an experimental space that has grown exponentially in recent years; the sector received nearly $20bn in funding last year, a 50% increase on the record $13.5bn it saw in 2018.