Genetic Research

A crop field used as an illustrative image for England precision-breeding rules

October 14, 2026

Policy

England’s Precision-Bred Crop Rules: What They Change — and What They Do Not

People who want to know how their food was produced may be asking a simple question: will gene-edited crops now be sold in England without any way to identify them? The answer

A healthcare worker administers an injection, representing clinical research into one-time cholesterol-lowering gene-editing treatment.

Health·Science

Single Gene-Editing Injection Cuts Cholesterol 53% in Early Trials — But Long-Term Safety Remains Unknown

Imagine a single injection that cuts your cholesterol in half and keeps it that low for a year. That's what early testing of a new gene-editing treatment shows. But the jump from "works in early trials" to "approved cure" is

September 11, 2026

James Watson Dies At 97 After Cracking DNA At 25 And Later Losing Honors Over “Unsupported” Claims, Institutions Say

News·Science

James Watson: DNA Pioneer Dies at 97 DNA Pioneer James Watson Dies at 97 The Nobel laureate who co-discovered DNA’s double helix structure passed

Genetic Breakthrough: 8 DNA Regions Linked to ME/CFS in 15,579-Patient Study Prove “ME/CFS Is Biological, Not Psychological”

Health

Scientists have found the first solid evidence that genes play a key role in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), a debilitating illness affecting millions

Rows of dozens of Indian brides and grooms in traditional attire seated side by side under a decorated canopy during a large-scale community mass marriage ceremony.

Culture·Health·Latest

Study: 51% of ‘Unrelated’ Indians Share DNA Due to Endogamy, Creating Higher Disease Risk Than Ashkenazi Jews

Traditions and practices play a vital role in the advancement of societies. Endogamy is one such custom. Marrying within one’s caste, clan, religion, or tribal group is called endogamy. For millennia, people

Govind Tekale

August 8, 2025

Gloved hand pipetting pink mRNA-laden solution into a six-well culture plate in a laboratory hood

Australia·Health

Antibody Capture mRNA Delivery Powers 8× Binding and 1,000× Protein in LNPs for Targeted Therapies

Australian researchers have created a simple but powerful new method to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) to specific cells in the body, which could transform treatments for many diseases beyond vaccines. The team

Tejal Somvanshi

August 8, 2025

Aerial view of Canadice Lake’s undeveloped, forested shoreline surrounded by autumn foliage in the Finger Lakes region.

Travel·USA·Water

Finger Lakes’ $66M Water Quality Initiative Cuts 32,800 Pounds of Phosphorus While 70 Sustainable Wineries Combat Toxic Blooms

Table of Content: The Lakes Need Help—But Progress Is Real The eleven Finger Lakes face serious water quality challenges. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) now threaten swimming, drinking water, and tourism across the

Tejal Somvanshi

August 6, 2025

A lifelike model of a Neanderthal. Photo Source: Neil Howard.

Archaeology

Neanderthal Genetic Diversity Halved 110,000 Years Ago, Study Finds

A new study published in Nature Communications has uncovered evidence that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash around 110,000 years ago, which may have set the stage for their eventual extinction. This

Govind Tekale

March 3, 2025

Image of an inflammatory liver disease, which often occurs at the same time as IBD, with ETS2 target genes (yellow and cyan) expressed at the site of liver damage. Credit: Christina Stankey.

Health

New Pathway Discovery Reveals Major Cause of IBD Affecting 1 in 10 in the UK – What You Need to Know

A research team from the Francis Crick Institute, University College London, and Imperial College London investigated a non-coding DNA region known as a “gene desert,” previously associated with IBD and other autoimmune

Tejal Somvanshi

June 7, 2024

Health·Science

World DNA Day: How Global Biotech Events Are Shaping the Future of Genetics

World DNA Day is celebrated on April 25, 2024. The 12th World DNA Day aims to promote the progress of biotechnology and industrial development in the world through the introduction of international

Tejal Somvanshi

May 1, 2024

Conservation·Nature·Wildlife

Kākāpō’s Genetic Breakthrough: How DNA Mapping Boosts NZ Night Parrot’s Survival Odds!

Table Of Contents Genetic Mapping and Conservation Efforts The genetic mapping of nearly the entire kakapo population has unveiled traits that will significantly aid conservation biologists in their mission to protect this

Govind Tekale

October 29, 2023