Euan Ashley's lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny "typos," or genetic mutations, can sneak into segments of DNA. Many of these are harmless, but some can cause health ...

The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...

Some scientists who argue for deregulation deny outdoor gene editing is possible. But patents and the scientific literature tell a very different story. Report: Claire Robinson ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will establish an ad hoc committee to assess the use of the social constructs of race and ethnicity in biomedical research. The study will ...

The power of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing has made it possible to design genetic sequences encoding ...

Scientists at Google DeepMind —the company’s artificial intelligence research arm—say they’ve created an A.I. tool that can ...

Mini-stomach models that produce acid have been grown from human gastric cells, helping researchers study rare digestive diseases and test precise treatments.

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

The future of engineering-driven health innovation is currently unfolding at Arizona State University. In the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of ...

Bone and skeletal injuries cause extensive and long-term functional impairments worldwide. In a new study, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show how a cell-free cartilage structure can safely ...

Researchers analyzed proteins extracted from "How to Cure and Expel All Afflictions and Illnesses of the Human Body" and "A ...

The past decade has delivered landmark advances in human and medical genomics that shape how we understand disease mechanisms ...