The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland have uncovered the genetic key behind a rare wheat variety that produces three ...

A one-time gene therapy using a patient’s own stem cells has effectively cured a deadly immune disorder in 95% of treated ...

Researchers discovered the gene that gives a rare wheat variety its unusual “triple-grain” trait. When switched on, the gene ...

Imagine if three times as much grain could be obtained from the same amount of wheat plants as is currently possible, using ...

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are moving rapidly from specialist trials to routine care: more than thirty products are ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

Biosecurity has emerged as a critical consideration in the industrial biotechnology landscape, particularly as advances in artificial intelligence (AI), ...