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 ...

Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Toronto have revealed how a tiny ...

A breakthrough in safely delivering therapeutic DNA to cells could transform treatment for millions suffering from common ...

The pathogen C. diff - the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea - can use a compound that kills ...

DNAnexus and Alida Biosciences announce strategic collaboration to help accelerate discovery and advance research into ...

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 ...

Hajun Kim, Taejoon Kwon, and Joo Hun Kang—from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST has unveiled a novel ...

A breakthrough in safely delivering therapeutic DNA to cells could transform treatment for millions suffering from common chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

RNA biology and its applications has been identified as a rapidly expanding field of critical importance to Singapore's ...

Scientists have revealed how a tiny chemical modification in RNA, known as m6A, plays a critical role in the progression of ...

NIH-supported researchers have developed a new method using a protein from tardigrades to help protect healthy tissue during ...