Work has begun on something once-unthinkable: creating human DNA from scratch. Artificial DNA has long been an ethical minefield, with fears of a generation of ‘designer babies’ with pick ‘n’ mix ...

To our immune system, a potentially lifesaving gene therapy can look a lot like a dangerous infection. That's because most ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

When CRISPR first burst onto the biotech scene, it rose to fame for its precise cutting prowess—break a target DNA strand, silence a gene. But the tool came with hiccups. While far more efficient than ...

Pipettes? Check. Centrifuges? Check. Microplates? Check. Gloves? Check. Salmon sperm DNA? Check. Wait what? There are a ...