Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Yale University, have used ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — Adults with hemophilia B saw their number of bleeding episodes drop by an average of 71 percent after a single infusion of gene therapy, according to the new results of an ...

He continued that for murderers, “it’s in their genes. And we’ve got a lot of bad genes in our country right now.” That criminal activity is rooted in an offender’s genetic makeup is an ...

Genes are the blueprints of life. Genes control everything from hair color to blood sugar by telling cells which proteins to make, how much, when, and where. Genes exist in most cells. Inside a ...

Scientists are exploring how gene expression patterns and their timing regulate cell differentiation. Today, researchers understand that the specialized, differentiated cell types of the adult ...

In worms and flies, the gene codes for a receptor protein that is activated by an "insulin-like" growth factor. This signaling pathway is analogous to the mammalian insulin pathway.

The key to recovering from traumatic nerve injuries, like those sustained in motor vehicle accidents or gunshot wounds, may ...

CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell.

How do sex chromosomes affect intelligence? Created with Sketch. The X chromosome carries at least 150 genes linked to intelligence. Since the mother has two X chromosomes to pass along while the ...

As noted, mutants are getting their X-Gene activated as adults, and the most destructive version of this occurred recently ...

Gene Park is a reporter for The Washington Post, covering video games and gaming culture. He joined The Post in 2015 as audience editor, and is a former reporter in the West Coast and Pacific region.