An R75W mutation in the gap junction β2 (GJB2) gene causes severe fragmentation of gap junction plaques, connecting adjacent ...

At meeting on human embryo editing, CRISPR pioneer says science is a long way from knowing if germline DNA can be safely ...

Marek’s disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop ...

Base editing corrected a mutation that causes macular degeneration, highlighting the potential of gene therapy to treat ...

The field of gene editing recently got a major boost from Massachusetts-based Beam Therapeutics, and the company’s Durham ...

By analyzing huge amounts of biological data, the use of machine learning accelerates the identification of critical control ...

Although cystic fibrosis is a single gene mutation, there are more than 1,000 different ways the CFTR gene can mutate in ...

Congenital hearing loss refers to impaired auditory function that occurs due to genetic causes. GJB2 is the gene responsible ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth defects, but the full extent of its genetic underpinnings has ...