Stanford researchers and their collaborators have revealed a new device that could change the way scientists conduct ...

CRISPR-Cas systems are adaptive immune systems found in prokaryotes that defend against invading nucleic acids through CRISPR ...

Even gene drives aimed at controlling malaria-carrying mosquitoes rely on CRISPR’s precision. Among CRISPR’s many variants, the compact Type V Cas12 enzymes—key players in genome editing, diagnostics, ...

A genetic mutation commonly found in cancer patients may also affect how the human body develops in the womb, according to ...

The biotech industry is almost always buzzing. However, there has been some unanticipated activity in this sector of late.

Researchers identify LRP8 as the essential receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus in brain cells, offering new targets ...

University of Michigan researchers discovered that psychedelics enhance brain connectivity in far more neurons than ...

Egg whites may be perfect for a health-conscious breakfast, but egg yolks turned out to be the key ingredient for cultivating bird embryonic stem ...

He successfully brought five plants back to France, where one was planted in the royal gardens of Versailles, among the rest ...

Basic research, often termed fundamental, frontier, blue-sky, curiosity-driven—or even useless—is the pursuit of knowledge ...