In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems.

I just think the lesson is that DNA really gets around. —Nancy Moran, University of Texas at Austin If Li had been studying bacteria, finding this kind of lateral or horizontal gene transfer (HGT) ...

Gene-transfer approaches are based upon the simple concept that if a disease is due to a recessive loss-of-function mutation in a single gene, then adding back the wild-type gene should restore ...

Adeno-associated virus (AAV)–mediated gene therapy was one of the focal points of this year's Muscular Dystrophy Association conference. Here, Barry Byrne, MD, PhD, University of Florida, speaks to ...

Danon disease is a rare but serious cardiomyopathy that drastically reduces life expectancy. Male patients infrequently live ...

Critics of agricultural biotechnology have often been dismissed as modern-day Luddites. However, these critics have an understandable concern, based on a detail of the technology that has been ...

The use of gene doping or gene transfer technology to improve athletic performance heralds a significant threat to the integrity of anti-doping initiatives. This approach has the potential to improve ...

You and team's ADEPT system (Amplification of Dynamic gene Expression by Programmable gene Transfer) amplifies or suppresses specific cell populations in response to environmental cues.

Christie is a seasoned science journalist and cell and molecular biology PhD; her debut book Venomous: How Earth’s Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry, received widespread acclaim. She was a ...