An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene ...

An international team of scientists has decoded some of the most stubborn, overlooked regions of the human genome using ...

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

Complex regions of the human genome remained uncharted, even after researchers sequenced the genome in its entirety. That is, ...

Gene therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) is a cutting-edge treatment that targets the root cause of the disorder—a genetic mutation in the HBB gene, which leads to the production of abnormal ...

Chronic hepatitis B treatment relies on nucleoside or nucleotide analogue drugs that suppress hepatitis B virus (HBV) ...

ANDERSON — An Anderson family is battling their 3-year-old son’s rare brain-development condition. It’s believed that Beau ...

Inside each cell of the human body are proteins that control which genes are expressed at the right place and time. However, intriguingly, many of the most important proteins involved in gene ...

The state-of-the-art technique can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment. The post Groundbreaking gene therapy can restore hearing to deaf ...

Across two new papers published Wednesday (July 23) in the journal Nature, scientists sequenced the DNA of 1,084 people around the world. They leveraged recent technological advancements to analyze ...