A new use of CRISPR gene editing has halted and even reversed the progression of a model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, ...

Graphene-based materials offer tunable mechanical, electrical, and biochemical properties that address longstanding challenges in cartilage tissue engineering. This review synthesizes recent advances ...

China is looking to tighten biotechnology exports, but will leave the door open for licensing deals with foreign drugmakers that have underpinned its position as a growing pharmaceutical powerhouse.

“It’s something that we would have never really expected to happen in our career, for kids to be able to hear without the need of devices,” otolaryngologist Dr. John Greinwald Jr. explained Cincinnati ...

A major medical triumph right here in Cincinnati; a new gene therapy is now giving some children born deaf the ability to hear. One family seeing the benefits came all the way to Cincinnati from ...

A new engineered gene editing system, proven in bacteria and with promise for use in plants, animals and humans, addresses some of the limitations of current gene editing tools with the hope of ...

The University of Oregon will establish the Knight College of Engineering following a $1 billion donation from Phil and Penny Knight. An undergraduate bioengineering degree is a top priority, building ...

Anthropic said on Wednesday that its signature AI model, Claude, had “autonomously” discovered the system at the prompting of researchers working at the company’s recently established biology research ...

A new documentary is in the works for the Gene Wilder. The project will tell the story of his rise from comedic actor to leading man with archival footage from throughout his career. It premieres in ...

Research from stem cell charity Anthony Nolan, published in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, has revealed that 1 in 50 people studied has an "especially useful" gene variant that could make them ...

Jason is a general assignment reporter, with particular focus on genetic medicine and rare disease. Confidential tips can be sent on Signal at JasonMast.77. The Food and Drug Administration on ...

Newswise — Editing a plant’s genes is only half the battle. Before a new, improved trait can ever reach a farmer’s field, scientists must be able to grow a whole plant from just a few edited cells — a ...