Nucleus Genomics has announced the world's first genetic optimization software that can test for up to 900 conditions in ...

A genetic mutation that fuses two genes drives several different cancer types by forming networks of protein interactions that alter gene expression in cells, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...

By reprogramming the behavior of brain cells, new gene therapy could stop Alzheimer’s at the source.

Scientists at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget), Milan, have found that gene editing using ...

Researchers have identified an early postnatal window that allows gene transfer to circulating blood stem cells, advancing ...

Exploring the interaction between sensory neurons and drug aversion can offer clues to the genetic basis of addiction.

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis ...

This valuable study investigates how stochastic and deterministic factors are integrated during cellular decision-making, particularly in situations where cells differentiate into distinct fates ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

The field of gene and cell therapy has entered a period of rapid advancement. From CRISPR-Cas9–based genome editing to the clinical application of ...

Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far ...

New tools bring closer the possibility of exterminating species considered harmful to humans, which is fueling an ethical dilemma ...