Biology
How Are Viral Vectors Used in Gene Therapy?
Viral vectors use modified viruses as delivery vehicles for genetic material. Viruses evolved efficient ways to enter cells, and gene-therapy developers can remove or di…
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Biology
What Is Gene Therapy and How Does It Work?
Gene therapy changes genetic material or gene expression in a patient's cells to treat disease. The term covers several strategies, including adding a functional gene, s…
Biology
What Is Prime Editing?
Prime editing is a gene-editing method designed to write a broader range of small DNA changes without requiring a conventional double-strand break or a separate donor DN…
Biology
What Is Base Editing?
Base editing is a gene-editing approach designed to change one DNA base into another without creating a full double-strand break at the target site. It combines a progra…
Archeology
Three extinct creatures may soon be brought back to life
The US biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences says the first extinct creature it is trying to revive could be born in 2028.
Health
'Dark genes' hidden in human DNA revealed for the first time
Our record of the human genome may still be missing tens of thousands of
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Shocking discovery about 'consanguineous marriage' in ancient Greece
If you lived in ancient Greece, you would have witnessed cousin weddings on a regular basis.
Archeology
Scientists plan to bring back the Dodo bird, but how exactly will they do it?
The dodo, one of the largest birds on Earth, faced extinction in the late 17th century and was officially considered extinct by humans in 1662.
Animal world
China deciphers DNA mystery that helps Tibetan antelope survive on plateau
Chinese scientists have successfully decoded the chromosome-level genome of the rare Tibetan antelope, with the aim of discovering the secret to their survival at high a…
Science Events
Inventions and research that could win the Nobel Prize this year
CNN predicts major research projects that could win this year's Nobel Prize in medicine, biology, and chemistry.
Archeology
Homo sapiens interbred with other species 47,000 years ago
A new genetic analysis has revealed how the DNA of an extinct species crept into our Homo sapiens bloodstream.
Health
The relationship between ancient viral DNA and mental illness
New research led by King's College London (KCL) has discovered thousands of DNA sequences originating from ancient viral infections expressed in the brain.
Animal world
Detection of tree frogs and brown dwarf frogs in Vietnam
Researchers from the Institute of Genome Research discovered new amphibian species called the grass frog (Zhangixalus Thaoae) and the brown dwarf frog (Vietnamophryne au…
Archeology
Researcher wants to release thousands of mammoths in the Arctic
Geneticist George Church is trying to revive the woolly mammoth that went extinct 4,000 years ago.
Animal world
Scientists hope to revive the extinct Tasmanian tiger
A project to regenerate the Tasmanian tiger from ancient and new genes is underway in Melbourne, Australia.