WATCH: The Legal Battle over CRISPR CRISPR could potentially engineer super crops, make designer animal models for research and even snip out genetic diseases.
Cellular Process Behind Premature Aging Discovered In a new study, scientists have shown how two genes "balance" each other to maintain normal cell function.
Alzheimer's Disease Could be Treated With Gene Therapy, Suggests Animal Study Researchers have prevented the development of Alzheimer's disease in mice by using a virus to deliver a specific gene into the brain.
Watch: How Does CRISPR Gene-Editing Work? You may have heard of the CRISPR gene-editing technique, but just how does it work?
Explainer: What is Gene Doping – and Will Any Athletes At Rio 2016 Have Tried It? By gene doping, athletes can artificially enhance their abilities without risking detection.
Targeting a Specific Brain Area May Lead to an Entirely New Treatment for Depression An innovative treatment that doesn’t focus on serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine.
Scientists Say They’ve Completed the First Ever Successful Gene Therapy to Combat Old Age The gene treatment reversed 20 years of one of the underlying causes of aging!
Researchers Successfully Removed HIV From DNA in Human Immune Cells Using Gene-Editing Technology An eventual cure for patients infected with HIV looks promising!