In a world first, a research team at the University of Zurich has successfully treated mice carrying an inherited form of ...

Gene editing can repair a DNA error in mice that causes Dravet syndrome, a rare, incurable, and potentially deadly form of ...

What was achieved: Researchers corrected SCN1A mutations in mice using prime or base editing, reducing seizures and improving survival. Why it matters: These are the first demonstrations of directly ...

From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body’s typically efficient DNA repair machinery and potentially affecting our health ...

Why do two people with the same cancer diagnosis—the same stage, the same cell type, and the same clinical profile—often have ...

A new study has uncovered a genetic cause that may explain why some people develop Kaposi sarcoma despite having no apparent ...

Mitochondria are well known as the powerhouses of the cell because of their energy generating capabilities. These little organelles are very special, because they also carry their own tiny little ...

DNA methylation plays an important role in separating us genetically from our closest relatives.

What do your genes have to do with growing old? Quite a lot. But is it due to the actual DNA, or the way those genes are expressed? KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge has more on new research that ...

As I am writing this, my DNA is changing. And, as you read this, so is yours. People tend to assume that the genes we inherit from our parents are a fixed blueprint for our growth and development, ...