Researchers have developed a new lipid for delivering mRNA that is safer and more effective than current technologies. By ...

CAR T cells are patient-derived, genetically engineered immune cells. They are "living drugs" and constitute a milestone in ...

Earth’s most diverse biological entities are the viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages (phages). They are rich ...

Humans have been shaping life for thousands of years through farming, breeding, and selective cultivation. But with modern tools like CRISPR, we can now directly edit DNA itself—rewriting the very ...

Colossal Biosciences has just had a major breakthrough in its attempt to revive the dodo bird from extinction. What are the ...

New TCD course aims to reflect the tech revolutions, demographic shifts and ethical quandaries that doctors will face ...

Previously unmapped sections of the genome explain how cells sense their mechanical environment and could open new paths for ...

CAR T cells have revolutionized the treatment of certain blood cancers, but they often fail. A new study published in Nature ...

A possible preventive shot for Lyme disease has passed through an initial and successful human test phase and could go before federal regulators in the next few years. The so-called TNKX-4800 can now ...

Cloned and genetically modified animals are jumping the lab and entering the black market, possibly forever altering our ecosystems.