Leveraging CRISPR technology to treat Leber Congenital Amaurosis 10, a rare genetic retinal disease that causes blindness.
There are thousands of incredible artists, but not every one of them can make you think about life, society, and the future. Joey Guidone is a 33-year-old illustrator from Italy who, in his free time, loves hiking in the Alps around his town.
A Cambridge Analytica-level event could increase consumer distrust of genomics.
Stories about a mysterious tool that can cut out and replace genes have crept out from behind the lab walls and entered boldly into the public spotlight. Nowadays, CRISPR is everywhere. And we can’t help but let our imaginations wander, especially when the questions posed by this novel gene editing technology come straight out of a sci-fi movie.
Learn about the nucleic acids DNA and RNA, including their chemical structure and biological functions.
If you love lush, curly locks on your pets, you've come to the right article. Learn more about these fascinating and beautiful animals.
What Is Genetic : How Genetic Engineering Will Make Us Look Like Bodybuilders The What is Genetic website explores the science of DNA, heredity, and biology. This article examines how the human bod…
1. There is a happiness gene called ‘5-HTT’ in our genome that affects how happy we are.
A study of hundreds of centenarians revealed that some of them had smoked for 85 years. But it is impossible to be sure if you are blessed with the longevity genes.
Finally sharing the story of a very special bird, the kakapo New Zealand and getting to meet Sirocco, the spokesbird. Win a trip to Codfish Island.
Every once in a while, our genes go and throw us for a loop. These traits are ones that make those who have them especially unique in their appearance.
Francisco García Olmedo no pudo contener una sonrisa irónica. No es pare menos. Cuando este experto mundial en ingeniería agrónoma y biotecnología se enfrentó en un debate televisado por internet a propósito de los archifamosos transgénicos, su interlocutor, contrario a la modificación genética de alimentos, soltó, en un momento dado, la palabra de moda: epigenética.
Here are some of the best biotech books that are bound to get you hooked. From sci-fi to the nitty gritties of biotech, we’ve got you covered!
Promoter. Promoter is a region of DNA that facilitates the transcription of a particular gene. Promoters are located near the genes they regulate, on the same strand and typically upstream (towards the 5' region of the sense strand). Promoter.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh found that smart people have fewer genetic mutations that negatively affect intelligence and health than people who aren't intelligent.
“The mysterious maya”, by George E. Stuart and Gene S. Stuart photographs by David Alan Harvey and Otis Imboden, National geographic, 1977
