A new therapy has the potential to cure hundreds of diseases — and even reverse aging. Credit...Photo illustration by Kensuke ...

Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing ...

Genome editing is revolutionizing the medical landscape by offering new therapeutic possibilities for genetic diseases, which collectively affect hundreds ...

The treatment, the first of its kind, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. “Our baby was born deaf, ...

As the world marks World Malaria Day, scientists across Africa are exploring new ways to reduce the spread of one of the ...

Most of us have been eating foods derived from genetically modified crops for a generation or so, and so far, none of the ills attributed to modern food systems have been traced back to their use.

These rare genetic mutations that have sparked both fascination and scientific inquiry. Scientists have documented a handful of extraordinarily rare genetic conditions that give their carriers ...

A 56-year-old man with liver failure has become the first living person to be surgically connected to a genetically modified pig liver, says the team that conducted the surgery. The pig organ filtered ...

Genetic modification once belonged strictly to science fiction, but it’s rapidly becoming reality. Scientists can now alter DNA, correct genetic diseases, and even enhance biological traits.

For the first time, scientists have identified genetic variants that increase the risk of aneuploidy, in which cells have an abnormal number of chromosomes. Aneuploidy in egg cells can lead to ...

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Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for regenerative medicine – which is aimed at repairing the body by developing ...