A new generation of more precise and efficient gene-editing tools is also undergoing trials. CRISPR-Cas9 acts like a pair of ...

Researchers have now discovered that DNA sequence changes known to increase a person's risk for diabetes are linked to how well pancreatic cells can handle two different kinds of molecular stress. In ...

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According to a CDC report, Black women have higher death rates from cancer than any other group. With the lowest five-year ...

Pancreatic cells, like human cells, have a limit to how much stress they can handle before they start to break down. Through overstimulation of these cells, certain stresses like inflammation and ...

During her 20-week anatomy scan, doctors detected the congenital heart condition, an atrioventricular septal defect. While ...

Experts from the University of Essex have discovered that the secret to losing weight could all be down to a combination of ...

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Peter Baker, New York Times Chief White House Correspondent for the New York Times joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White ...

CRISPR-Cas has transformed our ability to edit DNA sequences, with broad spectrum applications in agriculture, health, and ...

Morris Arboretum is aiming to unlock the genetic keys to sustaining native trees and ferns with a new plant science lab.

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