A Chinese team led by Magicpen Bio says it has edited more than twenty ornamental species with firefly and fungal genes to glow at night. The claim raises technical, ecological an…
A single injection of AAV gene therapy delivered a working OTOF gene and improved hearing in ten patients within weeks, researchers report. The results are striking for one rare f…
CRISPR has put the possibility of so-called 'designer babies' within reach — but safety, fairness and governance questions mean the technology's medical promise comes with deep et…
New lab studies show engineered microbes can colonise oxygen-poor tumor cores and, with built-in safety circuits, nibble cancers from the inside while other teams repurpose immune…
An international team has identified a molecular “invisibility” switch used by aggressive cancers to silence innate immune alarms; blocking that RNA-binding activity in MYC unmask…
Researchers at Washington State University and other labs have unveiled a microneedle, 3D‑printed wearable that promises higher precision by amplifying tiny glucose signals from i…
A reported AI-designed bacteriophage has thrust into public view how quickly computation can generate novel genomes — and renewed debate about biosafety, dual use and governance.
Researchers report converting a donor kidney to universal type O using targeted enzymes and transplanting it into a brain‑dead recipient. The result—published in Nature Biomedical…
Three recent research teams have pushed brain implants in different directions: a salt-grain-sized optical recorder, a paper-thin high-bandwidth cortical chip, and injectable cell…
AlphaFold 3 — the new generation of DeepMind’s protein-prediction AI — promises to model proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules together and is already reshaping drug discove…
Generative models are now creating synthetic DNA enhancers and genetic circuits that reliably switch genes on or off in specific mammalian cells, accelerating therapy design while…
Myriad Genetics will roll out its Precise MRD blood test to select clinicians in March 2026 after studies showed circulating tumor DNA detection down to one part-per-million and s…
Recent laboratory studies show several routes for injectable 'nanorobots' to reach and disrupt tumors in animals — but important biological, manufacturing and regulatory hurdles r…
Elon Musk this week said Neuralink implants could restore “full body functionality” for people with spinal cord injuries. This article examines the claim, the company's trial prog…
An investigation this week found sperm from an anonymous donor carrying a TP53 mutation linked to Li‑Fraumeni syndrome was used to conceive at least 197 children across Europe, ra…
A New York ad campaign from a start‑up promising to screen embryos for height, IQ and disease has reignited a debate about polygenic embryo selection, the science behind it and th…
A new San Francisco startup backed by tech billionaires is exploring embryo gene editing to prevent hereditary disease — a move that has reignited ethical, legal, and scientific d…
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