Rare diseases, defined by FDA as “a disease or condition that affects less than 200,000 people in the United States” (1), may ...

In a recent study published in Cell, a research team led by Li Wei and Zhou Qi from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an innovative gene-writing technology ...

Penn Gene Therapy Program Director James Wilson will depart the University, and the functions and assets of Penn Medicine’s Gene Therapy Program will be transferred to two new for-profit companies: ...

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. Now an interdisciplinary ...

A 3D illustration of a transfer RNA molecule hovering over a messenger RNA. Transfer RNA acts as an adaptor to convert messenger RNA codons into amino acids during protein synthesis. Credit: ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...