An integral part of Mediterranean culture, wine is made by fermenting pressed grape juice. The resulting drink consists of ...

Now, a team of Chinese scientists led by Gao Caixia, principal investigator at Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, has cracked a decades-old challenge in ...

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do.

Cutting-edge DNA mapping technology identified new genetic information that can help researchers decipher more genetic diseases, a new study found.

To cure genetic diseases – the majority of which have no available treatment options – targeted, non-viral gene insertions via ssDNA are key.

Researchers demonstrate the active role methyl groups play in silencing genes, demonstrating the therapeutic potential of ...

Competent cells—bacterial cells engineered to efficiently uptake foreign DNA—are at the heart of modern molecular biology ...

Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police to search my genes.