Genome editing-based therapies typically aim to treat disease by correcting underlying genetic mutations in patient's cells.

Johnson and Alistar competed as finalists in CU Boulder’s 2025 Lab Venture Challenge where their technology generated much interest from industry leaders. Access to DNA is crucial in many branches of ...

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these mutations cause serious diseases that pass down only through mothers. They ...

More than 2.3 million ancient genetic switches discovered in plants reveal how key growth controls endured 300 million years ...

Investigative genetic genealogy has moved from a niche forensic tool to a widely watched method for identifying unknown ...

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

Researchers studying DNA from 131,895 individuals frequently observed two genes — CADM2 and GRM3 — related to patterns of starting and continuing cannabis use. A 2025 study, published in Molecular ...