Genetics Archives - Page 2 of 12

How One Round of Gene Therapy Fixed 48 Kids’ Immune Systems

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - May 13, 2021

A New Gene Editing Tool Could Rival CRISPR, and Makes Millions of Edits at Once

Shelly Fan - May 11, 2021

23andMe’s Huge Covid-19 Study Draws Links Between the Virus and Our Genetics

Shelly Fan - May 4, 2021

A New CRISPR Tool Flips Genes On and Off Like a Light Switch

Shelly Fan - April 27, 2021

Scientist George Church Is Auctioning Off His Genome as an NFT

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - April 22, 2021

First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys

Taylor White - April 15, 2021

Evolution: Lab-Grown ‘Mini Brains’ Suggest One Mutation Might Have Rewired the Human Mind

Itzia Ferrer - March 7, 2021

We Sequenced the Oldest Ever DNA From Million-Year-Old Mammoths

David Díez-del-Molino - February 21, 2021

The First Endangered American Animal Has Been Cloned

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - February 19, 2021

How Much Do Our Genes Restrict Free Will?

Hannah Critchlow - November 29, 2020

This Baby Horse Was Cloned Using DNA That Was Frozen for 40 Years

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - November 5, 2020

A CRISPR Baby Future? New Report Outlines Path to Human Germline Editing

Shelly Fan - September 15, 2020

Scientists Gene-Hack Cotton Plants to Make Them Every Color of the Rainbow

Jason Dorrier - August 11, 2020

A Year After Gene Therapy, Boys With Muscular Dystrophy Are Healthier and Stronger

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - July 30, 2020

A Newly-Discovered Tiny CRISPR Protein Packs a Giant Punch For Human Gene Editing

Shelly Fan - July 21, 2020

For the First Time, Scientists Fully Sequenced the Human X Chromosome

Edd Gent - July 20, 2020

A Renaissance of Genomics and Drugs Is Extending Human Longevity

Peter H. Diamandis, MD - June 26, 2020

Forget Exercise—These Mice Got Ripped With Gene Therapy

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - May 15, 2020

Can Genes Explain Why Coronavirus Seriously Sickens Some and Spares Others?

Jason Dorrier - April 15, 2020

$100 Genome Sequencing Will Yield a Treasure Trove of Genetic Data

Edd Gent - March 8, 2020

Gene Therapy Is Successfully Treating a Common Form of Inherited Blindness

Shelly Fan - March 3, 2020

The Top Biotech Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

Shelly Fan - January 8, 2020

Gene Therapy for Sickle-Cell Anemia Looks Promising—but It’s Riddled With Controversy

Shelly Fan - December 17, 2019

How Far Are We from (Accurately and Safely) Editing Human Embryos?

Shelly Fan - December 12, 2019

Designer Babies? Simulation Shows They Won’t Happen Anytime Soon

Shelly Fan - November 26, 2019

Everything You Need to Know About Superstar CRISPR Prime Editing

Shelly Fan - November 5, 2019

CRISPR Just Created a Hornless Bull, and It’s a Step Forward for Gene-Edited Food

Shelly Fan - October 22, 2019

With These 4 Breakthroughs, We’ll Be Able to Write Whole Genomes From Scratch

Edd Gent - October 21, 2019

Russia Could Take the Lead on Human Gene Editing

Edd Gent - October 7, 2019

First Human CRISPR Trial in the US Aims to Cure Inherited Blindness

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - July 28, 2019

Editing RNA Expands CRISPR’s Use Far Beyond Genetic Diseases

Shelly Fan - July 24, 2019

Cancer-Killing Living Drug Is Made Safer With a Simple Off Switch

Shelly Fan - July 10, 2019

CRISPR in Russia: The World’s Next Gene-Edited Babies May Not Be Far Away

Edd Gent - June 20, 2019

The Prickly Debate on Germline Gene Therapy, and Moving It Forward

Shelly Fan - June 19, 2019

New Lifelike Biomaterial Self-Regenerates and Has a Metabolism

Shelly Fan - April 24, 2019

As We Democratize Biology, We Must Avoid Biologizing Democracy

Hannes Sjoblad - April 21, 2019

The Gene Therapy Trial Aiming to Fend Off Alzheimer’s

Shelly Fan - March 5, 2019

Scientists Just Added Four New Letters to the Genetic Code

Edd Gent - February 24, 2019

Controversial ‘Gene Drives’ Just Worked in Mammals for the First Time

Shelly Fan - February 6, 2019

How Genome Sequencing and Senolytics Can Help Us Live Healthier, Longer

Peter H. Diamandis, MD - February 1, 2019

Twins in Space: The Impact of Space Travel on Gene Expression

Christine Bear - January 25, 2019

CRISPR Just Got More Powerful With an “On” Switch

Shelly Fan - January 23, 2019

The Top Biotech and Medicine Advances to Expect in 2019

Shelly Fan - January 22, 2019

How Scientists Hacked Photosynthesis to Up Crop Yields By 40 Percent

Edd Gent - January 8, 2019

Could an Atlas of the Brain’s Genome Solve Neuropsychiatric Disorders?

Shelly Fan - January 3, 2019

Gene Drives Survived a Proposed UN Ban in 2018—What’s Next?

Thomas Hornigold - January 2, 2019

Welcome to the CRISPR Baby World—Here’s What You Should Know

Shelly Fan - December 4, 2018

Would a Universal Genetic Database Be a Crime-Solving Wonder, Or an Orwellian Nightmare?

Edd Gent - November 27, 2018

Designer Babies, and Their Babies: How AI and Genomics Will Impact Reproduction

Vanessa Bates Ramirez - November 14, 2018

If We Made Life in a Lab, Would We Understand It Differently?

Rebecca Wilbanks - August 19, 2018

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