Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are the delivery vehicles of modern medicine, carrying cancer drugs, gene therapies and vaccines ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Researchers discovered that a longevity gene from centenarians can reverse heart damage linked to progeria, suggesting a new approach to treating rapid and age-related heart aging. A major advancement ...

MIT scientists have overturned the belief that genome structure vanishes during cell division. Using high-resolution genome ...

When she was born, doctors informed Opal Sandy’s parents that their child would never hear. At the age of 11 months, she had ...

Tooth development is a dynamic process that involves the stages of the bud, the cap, and the bell, followed by root ...

In a grim study, a team of nearly 50 researchers concludes that extreme ocean heat killed off two crucial coral species that ...

Gene editing, led by CRISPR, is expanding rapidly beyond medical applications, offering new opportunities across various biotech industries. Technological breakthroughs are fueling acceleration and ...

Despite announcing a broad pivot to siRNA earlier this year, Sarepta is following through with an investigational gene ...