A UCSD team has helped to develop a gene-editing method to prevent mosquitoes from spreading Malaria. It could be a game-changer for countries with ongoing outbreaks.

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.

To explain genomics in simple terms and its importance genetics as a scientific field comes from the work of Gregor Mendel in the 19th century. The term ‘Genetics’ was introduced by English biologist ...

Mosquitoes engineered to swap out an amino acid in a key protein were resistant to malaria infection, preventing them from transmitting the disease.

Gene-edited animals or plants wouldn’t have a chance if released into a barren habitat or a poaching hotspot. Genomic tools ...

Approximately one in 5,000 children is born with mitochondrial mutations each year. Defective mitochondria "leave the body ...

MIT researchers employed a novel application of tools and analysis to show that astrocytes ensure neural information ...

What if a heart attack and lifetime of statin drugs could be avoided with a one-time, two-hour infusion? Kiran Musunuru, a University of Pennsylvania cardiologist and leading gene-editing researcher, ...

Because gene SDR42E1 is involved in vitamin D metabolism, scientists could also target it in any of the many diseases.

Gene editing technologies, such as those used in agriculture and de-extinction efforts, can be repurposed to provide what an ...

SeamlessTx is addressing this challenge with a unique platform that integrates large-scale directed evolution and machine ...