Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by ...

A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.

St. Jude researchers advance CASTs, enhancing precision and activity for next-generation genome-editing therapies.

Intellia Therapeutics said it is pausing two late-stage CRISPR gene-editing trials after a patient in one study was hospitalized with liver damage.

In the five years since Italy-based Chiesi Group established its rare disease division in Boston, the unit has landed regulatory approvals worldwide for 10 therapies — all small molecules and ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest feature, It Was Just an Accident, is among the leading nominees for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) with two nods, including the gong for Best ...

Not every actor is willing or able to take on what is arguably the most difficult role to play convincingly: themselves. Sometimes, these kinds of performances come off as trite or desperate. At their ...

Jeanette Henriquez, on the left, stands with her two children, Jasmine Henriquez and Dominic Henriquez. Dominic Henriquez was diagnosed with Hunter Syndrome in 2011 before the condition was added to ...

The health of mothers during pregnancy has long been known to play a role in the lifelong mental and physical health of offspring. Recent studies have found that contracting an infection during ...

All babies born in England will be routinely screened for a rare genetic condition that can cause long-term health problems if left untreated, officials have announced. Hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 ...