All of us produce a growth factor—called IL-15—which effectively protects us from cancers. Its role is to boost the ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of tumor and is responsible for around 10% of cancer-related deaths ...

Precision gene editing is crucial for treating genetic diseases, as it enables targeted correction of specific mutations. A ...

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia’s unique egg-laying mammals – have another ...

People who carry a bitter "supertaster gene" have been linked to various health conditions including bipolar disorder and ...

Panelists discuss how emerging intrathecal gene therapy for older patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) shows modest ...

A new study finds the genetic backgrounds of people in the U.S. are "highly complex" and may differ from their self-defined ...

A research team has identified two novel genetic mechanisms for disease resistance in wheat, offering promising strategies to ...

Since the approval of Luxturna, there has been a wave of gene therapies advancing in clinical trials to treat genetic vision ...

In the first part of this series, we explored how early genetic screening and gene therapy transform the lives of newborns ...