In humans and many other animals, a mother's age can affect the physical and behavioral characteristics of the next generation. Scientists call these changes maternal age effects, and while they are ...
Artificial intelligence has designed viruses that can infect bacteria and reproduce—a first that shows AI is beginning to do ...
Scientists often describe life as a series of chemical reactions. Pallav Kosuri, PhD, describes life as movement. Chemical ...
When a wound does not heal properly, it leaves a scar. Similarly, mutations – which are permanent changes to genetic code – ...
Researchers have discovered that a gene linked to congenital heart disease acts like an architect for the heart cell’s DNA.
This valuable study provides key insights into the role of the G protein-coupled receptor GPR34 in an Alzheimer's disease (AD) model. Notably, its findings differ, at least in part, from those of ...
A newly published study has successfully demonstrated that analyzing residual plant and animal DNA in municipal wastewater can deliver accurate, real-time population nutrition data. Researchers say ...
As gene editing technologies expand across nucleases, high-fidelity variants and base editors, developers must evaluate the possibility that editing could occur at unintended genomic locations.