New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

Men exposed to pollutants showed DNA changes that affected whether genes were switched on or off, raising concerns that ...

Researchers have developed a new tool that can screen genes involved in human development at unprecedented scale and speed, using it in a proof-of-principle study to reveal new insights into human ...

Air quality is linked to a wide range of health issues including respiratory problems, cardiovascular complications, and cancer, and that list of concerns only continues to grow. According to ...

Marsupials are pouched mammals and are a group of mammals that most of us probably associate with Australasia and Wallacea, ...

Why humans have a philtrum, the groove above your lip, explained by an evolutionary biologist — from embryonic face-building ...

Base editing in human embryos reveals that NANOG is the one gene required to form every body tissue. Cambridge’s landmark ...

Researchers led by developmental biologist Kathy Niakan at the University of Cambridge have used base editing in human embryos to learn more about human embryonic development. By deactivating a gene ...

In a small study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 6-week-old infants with healthy gut microbiomes were less likely to contract malaria in their first year of life. While the study is preliminary, ...

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...