dna
Ancient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans
The infant girl was buried about 50 miles southeast of Fairbanks, and her remains are the earliest known in the far north of North America.
Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease
Small cuts or bruises can be life-threatening, and many people need treatments once or more a week to prevent serious bleeding.
New system can identity people from their DNA in minutes
The technology has a wide range of applications, but its most immediate use could be to flag mislabelled cell lines in cancer experiments.
Turning bacteria into 'world's smallest tape recorders'
Through a few clever molecular hacks, researchers have converted a natural bacterial immune system into a recorder.
Scientist tries to make himself superhuman by editing own DNA
Josiah Zayner becomes first known person to have edited his DNA after removing protein inhibiting muscle growth.
US scientists try first gene editing in the body
Through an IV, a man in the US received billions of copies of a corrective gene and a genetic tool to cut his DNA in a precise spot.
Genes linked to pancreatic cancer identified
The team found that patients who had three or four of the altered genes had worse disease-free survival.
Scientists working toward reversible kind of gene editing
Researchers are using CRISPR to develop malaria-resistant mosquitoes and to develop treatments that one day may help genetic diseases.
Modern-day traits are inherited from Neanderthal DNA: study
The study is the first of its kind.