There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Gene therapies offer incredible promise for treating diseases with a genetic component. Several gene therapies are already available, and adeno-associated virus (AAV) has become a popular choice for ...

LCTX #LineageCellTherapeutics--Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

We know the genes, but not their functions—to resolve this long-standing bottleneck in microbial research, a joint research ...

Gene-set analysis seeks to identify the biological mechanisms underlying groups of genes with shared functions. Large language models (LLMs) have shown promise in generating functional descriptions ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have revealed previously unappreciated roles for the retrotransposon LINE ...

Plants are quietly borrowing tricks from bacteria, repurposing foreign genes to build complex molecules that look a lot like ...

New FDA communication introduces a more flexible, risk‑based chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) framework for cell and gene therapies, including phased data submission to support earlier ...

While humans can regularly replace certain cells, like those in our blood and gut, we cannot naturally regrow most other parts of the body. For example, when the tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ...