His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, ...
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed CarGAP, a chemo-optogenetic tool that uses vitamin B₁₂ and green light to precisely control gap junctions, the ...
The idea that a high salary correlates with high stress is a classic misconception. Thankfully, many satisfying careers offer ...
Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.
If NIH prioritizes human-based science in its ongoing overhaul of biosafety policies, the oversight system that has evolved for review of a wide-swath of biological research could atrophy and expose ...
In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...
In a series of experiments at Johns Hopkins University, Lily Zhao fired tiny samples of a microorganism with a room-sized gas ...
Hands-on, practical education is the hallmark of engineering education at Michigan Tech. So when Samantha Cooper '27 saw the ...
The DNA foundation model Evo 2 has been published in the journal Nature. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across the entire tree of life, Evo 2 can identify patterns in gene sequences across ...
The same pathogen can often elicit very different responses from different people. Scientists sought to understand more about what causes these individual differences. They found that both our genomes ...
Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. When Kulindu Vithanachchi’s phone lit up with an update from the National Science ...
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