In an exciting scientific first, researchers at the Allen Institute successfully designed a new gene therapy that reversed ...

Despite rapid advances in reading the genetic code of living organisms, scientists still face a major challenge today—knowing ...

Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease. The death sparked an investigation ...

Treatment introduces an expansion of the scope of gene therapies that might lead to similar treatments for neurodegenerative ...

Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step towards genetically enhancing ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a ...

A new gene editor may soon open the door to gene therapies for a wider array of diseases. Ask scientists what gene editing tool is most needed to advance gene therapy, and they'd probably describe a ...

The naked mole rat ( Heterocephalus glaber ), native to the Horn of Africa and parts of Kenya, has drawn attention from ...

A new study indicates a common genetic variant may interact with gut bacteria to trigger chronic inflammation in ulcerative colitis. The findings may help explain why people experience the disease ...

This week in science: The world's second-largest diamond is being evaluated; the genetic secrets of a 117-year-old woman are ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a gene responsible for the biological immortality of the Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the “immortal jellyfish.” This unique species ...

Twenty-six years ago today, on Sept. 17, a teenager who had received an experimental gene therapy died. His death led to needed changes in the clinical trial process while also spurring skepticism ...