A stunning new genetic study is shaking up everything we thought we knew about Japan’s origins.

A multi-institutional collaboration of synthetic biology research centers in China has developed a genetically engineered ...

Santo Therapeutics, a Chinese biotech company focused on advancing gene therapies, has initiated its first ...

A leading expert on human gene engineering has warned of what might happen if advances in the area are not brought under ...

And It Could Help Future Medicine Scientists have just made a fascinating discovery about the roots of the Japanese people.

Images reveal the shocking ways animals could be changed if gene-editing is allowed to spiral out of control.

The human brain is known to contain a wide range of cell types, which have different roles and functions. The processes via ...

We must recognize that advocating for the humanities entails advocating for all branches of research and education, including ...

Researchers have uncovered how the marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis produces a natural surfactant to break down oil, ...

The red-marked bacteria with the gene cluster switched off were no longer able to synthesize the detergent. The bacteria were then unable to attach to the surface of oil droplets (left) the way they ...

Bacteria like A. borkumensis are important for degrading oil pollution, so these findings are of significant interest.

Unfortunately, Vibrio natriegens doesn't have the sophisticated molecular tools that are available in a commonly used lab ...