FDA introduced a new "Plausible Mechanism Framework." Under this policy, certain gene therapies and RNA-based treatments ...

A research team led by Purdue University's W. Andy Tao has discovered a new type of protein modification related to cellular ...

There is a rare gene mutation linked to sudden cardiac death and heart failure called phospholamban (PLN). It may not be very ...

India's first national biobank for rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders has been established in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The ...

VG801 shows encouraging preliminary efficacy in the ongoing Phase 1/2 trial, with consistent functional improvements in best-corrected visual ...

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have traced a rare premature aging condition in a young Malaysian man to a ...

Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving ...

The Nipah virus is the latest zoonotic pathogen to have the world on alert. (RUSLANAS BARANAUSKAS/Science Photo Library/) ...

Every time it feels like nature has run out of surprises, it pulls something completely unexpected out of nowhere.Did you ...

The koala now ranks among a few species observed escaping a genetic bottleneck, in this case caused by overhunting that ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the ...

New York has been missing one of its most consequential institutions of contemporary art for two years now, ever since the ...