An international team of scientists has discovered that tiny changes in the timing of the expression of a single gene can ...

Gene regulation underpins nearly every biological process—from cell development to responses to environmental changes, and ...

A rapid experimental genetic test can help guide the hands of surgeons as they delicately remove tumors from patients with ...

Vincent Gaynor remembers, almost to the minute, when he realized his part in birthing the breakthrough gene therapy Zolgensma ...

A genetic mutation unique to humans could explain the emergence of speech. Researchers have found that inserting this variant ...

A single injection of a healthy gene allowed blind children to recognize objects, shapes, and even read — offering hope for ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

Gene drives have the potential to change the genetic makeup of entire populations, like mosquitos that carry malaria.

A CRISPR-based system that erases itself from fly populations may offer a safer approach to tackling insecticide resistance ...

A gene variant present in most people might have contributed to cognitive differences between humans and their closest ...

A gene variant identified in a family and studied in a fruit fly model may offer protection against a rare X-linked seizure ...