Genetics

A new Dravet syndrome treatment that targets genes could help extend the lives of people with the rare, but severe form of epilepsy.

Northwestern University has launched a new longevity research center where scientists will look for ways to combat biological aging.

The jellyfish nervous system, revealed by glowing genes, may help unlock the secrets of how our own brain evolved.

It’s all well and good to discuss how our humanity evolved – but what even is humanity?

Researchers have discovered genes linked to plant survival in Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the world's harshest desert environments.

A USC study that prompted lizards to regenerate tails that were “perfect” could help facilitate breakthroughs in human regeneration.

Harvard geneticist George Church’s new de-extinction startup aims to resurrect the woolly mammoth to help combat permafrost thaw.

An mRNA cancer treatment in human trials has proven incredibly effective in mice, shrinking tumors in 85% of the rodents tested.

Forensic scientists have identified two more 9/11 victims and will soon use next-generation sequencing to analyze unidentified remains.

Researchers have developed a brain-wide gene editing technique that treated Alzheimer’s disease in mice.