CRISPR-Cas systems are adaptive immune systems found in prokaryotes that defend against invading nucleic acids through CRISPR ...

Even gene drives aimed at controlling malaria-carrying mosquitoes rely on CRISPR’s precision. Among CRISPR’s many variants, the compact Type V Cas12 enzymes—key players in genome editing, diagnostics, ...

Emerging evidence highlights that epigenetic alterations—including DNA methylation, histone modification, and chromatin ...

DFG Research Unit “Innovation and Coevolution in Plant Sexual Reproduction” (ICIPS) will be funded for another four years ...

Europe's farmers are optimistic about using new technology for sustainable agriculture, with 76% expecting it will lead to economic gains ...

A new tool greatly improves scientists' ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells, ...

Stanford researchers and their collaborators have revealed a new device that could change the way scientists conduct ...

Basic research, often termed fundamental, frontier, blue-sky, curiosity-driven—or even useless—is the pursuit of knowledge ...