Hair is pretty tricky. Unlike almost every other organ in the human body, which finishes its development in the womb, the ...

Pulling some methodological tricks: Based on brain organoids such as this one – i.e., three-dimensional replicas of the brain measuring only a few millimeters in diameter – the researchers tested the ...

Genome editing-based therapies typically aim to treat disease by correcting underlying genetic mutations in patient’s cells. However, most genetic disorders are caused by dozens or even thousands of ...

After losing his beloved dog of 13 years, Tom Rubython sold his sports cars and travelled to South Korea to fund a rare genetic procedure ...

Large-scale evolutionary analysis shows most zoonotic viruses emerge without prior adaptation, while passing through a laboratory leaves detectable genetic signatures, offering a new tool to interpret ...

Yentli Soto Albrecht has a rare genetic form of ALS and is working on research at Penn that could one day prove life-saving.

Learn how scientists identified genetic clues that distinguish natural viral spillovers from lab-handled viruses — and why ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

University of Edinburgh spin-out BIOCAPTIVA secures £1.58m funding and launches its msX liquid biopsy technology in the US to improve cancer diagnostics and research.

Sims IVF Clinic in City Gate offers pre-implantation genetic testing and egg donation programmes helping achieve pregnancy ...

Nobel laureate James Watson was expelled from his own laboratory after controversial racial statements that shook the scientific world.

Learn how NICE's healthtech guidance helped bring life-changing genetic testing to neonatal units across the UK, saving 20 ...