Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

For the first time, Professor Veyrier and his team at INRS have discovered a family of enzymes that can cut specific sequences in single-stranded DNA. These enzymes, called site-specific ...

In pulmonary hypertension, a combination of metabolic and mechanical dysfunction leads to irreversible vascular damage.

Gene editing and many other useful biotechnology tools came from studies of bacteria fighting off viral invaders. But ...

The new pups have been observed to develop features consistent with known dire wolf fossils. Thick white coats, larger teeth and body structure have been reported. These results came from identifying ...

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

A team that includes researchers from the Innovative Genomics Institute at UC Berkeley found that immediately after jumbo phages infect a bacterial cell, they form a structure that shields ... the ...

Cas9, scientists reconstitute live African swine fever virus from synthetic genomes, accelerating vaccine development for this deadly virus.

CRISPR Therapeutics recently announced the departure of Chief Operating Officer Julianne Bruno, reflecting a notable leadership change that could influence its operational direction. During the ...

The glycocalyx is a fascinating structure, and one of the ... for example, we may use CRISPR-Cas to knock out specific channels in the cell. I prefer to work ex vivo, using blood vessels from ...