In a major step toward treating rare neurological diseases, scientists have used gene editing to correct mutations inside the ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an ...

(KLA) – a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder of the lymphatic system. Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science, together with physicians from Sheba Medical Center, identified two drugs ...

Horses didn’t just change how people traveled. They rewired the course of civilization. Yet scientists have always puzzled over how, exactly, wild steppe animals transformed into the rideable ...

Thousands of previously “invisible” microproteins—tiny chains of fewer than 100 amino acids—can profoundly change human biology when mutated. A fundamental discovery is overturning decades of ...

A new cancer vaccine targeting KRAS gene mutations shows promise in preventing pancreatic and colorectal cancer recurrence in a UCLA clinical trial.

Amazing Human Saves Precious Cat Hit by a Car—and a Miracle Happens 4 Days Later originally appeared on Parade Pets. Sometimes, social media delivers a story that just wrecks you—in the best way. A ...

As we age, the genes in our cells accumulate more mutations. This is one of the contributory factors to age-related diseases and the aging process. However, in a new study published in Science ...

Human eggs appear to be protected against a certain type of age-related mutation. In a small study, researchers found no signs that mutations accumulate in the mitochondrial DNA of human egg cells as ...

Australia’s major skink (Bellatorias frerei) has evolved to combat snake venom with the same mutation found in honey badgers, according to a new study. Scott Eiper Australian skinks have evolved ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a plan to end mRNA vaccine work funded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a major escalation of ...