genetics

Researchers developed and validated a sequencing method for mRNA vaccines, moving the manufacturing field forward by linking established technologies with translational applications.

Scientists removed unnecessary sections of the Cas13 enzyme, creating a mini-enzyme that works and fits with other CRISPR elements into a single gene therapy vector.

A simple rainforest leaf swab revealed DNA from dozens of animal species, possibly improving biodiversity monitoring in the future.

Gene reactivation restored hearing after loss in mice, but the timing of intervention is key.

Population geneticist Tábita Hünemeier seeks out isolated indigenous groups living in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest to expand understanding of the human genome.

A new strategy prevents reprogramming-induced epigenetic aberrations in human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Digging into how and why some genes are resurrected after death sounds morbid, but it has practical applications. 

Scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 for the first time in a carnivorous plant to prove the role of two ion channels in closing the Venus flytrap’s trap.

In the race to deliver successful gene therapies, frontrunner AAVs come head to head with underdog lipid nanoparticles. 

Pop music balanced blood sugar levels in mice, thanks to implanted human cells rigged to release insulin using a sound-sensitive bacterial protein.

A neuropeptide suppressed feeding in two evolutionarily distant species, suggesting that hunger regulation may go back to the roots of the tree of life.

Researchers studying lung cancer cell lines found that chromatin remodeling underlies one type of osimertinib resistance.

What underlies the uneven burden of autoimmunity between the sexes has remained a mystery. Now, scientists found clues by turning to a key player on the X chromosome.

A new mouse model shows that the Myc protein has complex effects on aging and cancer.