Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant ...

Opening up the cupboard or fridge to grab something to eat, only to find that item is dotted with white, blue or grey mould. Can you eat around it? Or does it need to be chucked out straight away?

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

The Eden Rivers Trust said it was looking to find "safe havens", where crayfish in particular "might still thrive, free from invasive species", in the North Pennines fellsides. Tests involve sending ...

In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefitted one child. Now reseachers plan to launch a clinical trial of the ...

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, evolves to ...

Cathy Tie, who launched her first biotech in SF's IndieBio, now leads Manhattan Genomics in controversial push to edit human ...

Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...

Salamanders use stress signals to prep their whole body to regrow limbs - offering new clues for human healing.

The Boston biotech founded by Harvard professor David Sinclair is testing whether cellular reprogramming can turn back the ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular ...