Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated ...

Molecular biologists have long believed that the beginning of a gene launched the process of transcription—the process by ...

The global conservation community is debating whether to ban the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild.

Scientists have long suspected connections between heredity and disease, dating back to Hippocrates, who observed certain ...

MIT scientists have found a way to make gene editing far safer and more accurate — a breakthrough that could reshape how we ...