They observe how the mobile DNA LINE-1 copies its sequence in human cells, revealing the precise mechanism of the ORF2p gene.

Significant advancements in gene silencing and gene editing offer new hope for treating rare disorders. Techniques like RNA ...

With support from the National Institutes of Health, the COBRE Center for RNA Biology in Health and Disease will create a ...

CRISPR-based tools can’t easily access the DNA in these organelles, but researchers are finding other ways in.

MIT scientists have found a way to make gene editing far safer and more accurate — a breakthrough that could reshape how we ...

The hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis market is experiencing significant growth driven by increasing disease awareness, ...

P hysiology or medicine was the third prize area Alfred Nobel mentioned in his will laying out his wishes for the Nobel Prize. In 2024, the prize came with an award of 11 million Swedish krona, ...

Since 2019, MIT researchers have published a new concept called prime editing, which is more precise than regular CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. As a result, it has fewer off-target effects and less chance ...

The interior of a cell is packed with proteins and nucleic acids, such as RNA, all of which need to perform specific ...

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1 or L1) is the only active, self-copying genetic element in the human ...

“Our findings show that RNA-based testing can uncover hidden risks in multiple myeloma that DNA tests alone miss,” study ...