Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring ...

The first infant to undergo gene-editing therapy has accomplished another first — his first steps. KJ Muldoon is walking and ...

For decades, geneticists have known that most common illnesses are not caused by a single rogue gene but by intricate ...

The baby saved from a rare disease by a first-ever personalized gene fix has reached a big milestone, taking his first steps ahead of Christmas. KJ Muldoon is walking and getting ready to celebrate ...

Researchers hoped they had finally found a way to get gene therapies past the blood-brain barrier. Then the first patient ...

Attention disorders such as ADHD involve a breakdown in our ability to separate signal from noise. The brain is constantly ...

“A blessing and a curse” is how Harry Aikines-Aryeetey describes the genetic quirk that means his body carries more muscle ...

Backed by a handful of prominent investors including the Gates Foundation, the startup is pursuing an approach it believes ...

Take a look back at the genetics stories that resonated most with readers this year. M uch of what shapes people’s lives ...

This research team at the LSU AgCenter is racing against extreme weather disasters to advance genetic storage technology and ...