Gene editing has emerged as a powerful approach for targeting the genetic causes of disease, but getting the editing ...

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a ...

Individuals who carry common genetic variants associated with autism tend to have lower density in the brain’s microscopic ...

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who ...

Whereas most of the cells in a healthy animal’s body get along by following the same set of genetic rules, cancer cells ...

Engineered cells are a high-value genetic asset that is key to many fields, including biotechnology, medicine, aging, and ...

Know your enemy, know yourself. It’s a centuries-old strategy. But even in the present-day war against cancer, achieving it remains elusive. In many cases, cancer cells blend in with healthy ones.

In a study led by Jan Korbel at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Ashley Sanders at the Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology of the Max Delbrück Center (MDC-BIMSB), ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body attacks its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. Some individuals with type 1 diabetes experience cognitive differences, sometimes ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...