RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA ...

The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out ...

Preventing the cell's protein factories from making the notorious cancer-causing protein MYC could stop out-of-control tumors.

By creating gene editors not found in nature, or optimizing existing editors, AI can improve the accuracy, effectiveness, and accessibility of gene editing.

If your genes could set an alarm clock, EZH1 might be the one ringing the bell. A new study has revealed how this ...

Stanford researchers introduced affordable gene-editing kits ready for the classroom, aiming to make the field more accessible for high school students.

Genetic medicines could treat certain diseases, however, the current delivery systems available—viral vectors and lipid nanoparticles (LNPs)—pose unique challenges for gene therapy applications. For ...

Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...

Despite mixed results using gene therapies to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, drug developers are pushing ahead with the ...

Drugs targeting amyloid plaques have failed to show efficacy in clinical trials. A new approach is needed to tackle AD ...

This paper addresses the important question of quantifying epistasis patterns, which affect the predictability of evolution, by reanalyzing a recently published combinatorial deep mutational scan ...