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Scientists identified 473 human genes that act as genetic “on/off switches,” shaping disease risk through tissue-specific or ...

We spoke with the developers and manufacturers of the CRISPR gene therapy used to treat KJ Muldoon’s rare genetic condition, ...

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens ...

New discoveries are challenging the binary notion of “living” versus “non-living.”A recently discovered organism is a surprising microbe that shares traits with both viruses and cellular life. It can ...

This newly found organism doesn’t act like a virus or a cell, and that could change everything we know about biology.