For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

What if, instead of trying to fix different gene mutations for different people, one could simply replace the entire mutated ...

Huntington’s is caused by a single error in our DNA, a “typo” in a gene responsible for creating a protein called huntingtin.

Inherited heart conditions place millions of children at risk from birth. Up to 80% of premature cardiovascular deaths are ...

If microbes can be coaxed to turn plastic waste into painkillers, fatbergs into fragrances, and perhaps in the future, carbon ...

The state government has reconstituted the state board mandated under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques ...

Huntington's disease devastates families around the world and is still without a cure. But UK researchers have hope for future treatment following clinical trials involving gene therapy.

A Newcastle University graduate who survived cancer as a teen and was inspired to become a doctor by those who cared for him, ...

Results from a three-year trial suggest an experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease can slow the progression of the ...