Genetics

WHEN Celenise Mahmood first learned about two new gene therapies that could cure sickle-cell disease, she felt a wave of relief. 

INVITAE, a genetic-testing company with backers including SoftBank Group and Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management, has filed for bankruptcy as the DNA testing industry struggles to regain investor ...

Metagenomi Technologies, a genetic medicines company backed by Bayer Healthcare and Moderna, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States on Friday (Jan 5).

From a young age, children start to have ideas about their future occupations. When they reach their twenties, they contemplate their dream careers. Years later, a lot of them may consider a mid-caree...

Patricia Piccinini’s hyper-realist sculptures imagine human beings bonding with cyborgs and genetically modified creatures 

Two years into the pandemic, a Covid mystery remains.

[PARIS] Scientists have used Crispr gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the Sars-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells, according to research released Tuesday that could pa...

[GENEVA] The World Health Organization published a slew of recommendations on Monday on how to ensure gene editing research is used for the public good and does not get out of hand.

[NEW YORK] DNA-testing company 23andMe, which has doubled down on its effort to prove consumer genetics offers more than entertainment value, began publicly trading on Nasdaq Thursday under the ticker...