The experimental biotech startup Verve Therapeutics has paused the first phase of a buzzy human gene-editing trial due to strange side effects in a patient, according to a report from Bloomberg. While ...

Carlene Knight's vision was so bad that she couldn't even maneuver around the call center where she works using her cane. "I was bumping into the cubicles and really scaring people that were sitting ...

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform—from bacteria to blue whales—shares the same genetic code. How and ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single treatment. The gene therapy ...

Most viral infections are difficult to control and are caused by ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses. Viral-engineering methods could be adapted to effective and smart vaccine design by integrating ...

Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform – from bacteria to blue whales – shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific ...

Researchers said they chose to work with Syran hamsters they're social structure is similar to that of humans. Shutterstock A gene-editing experiment conducted on hamsters turned the adorable, furry ...