After fertilization, embryos race through rapid cell divisions before slowing down to build specialized cells that will carry ...

Plasmids are self-replicating genetic elements that float separately from a bacterium’s own chromosomes. Plasmids evolve ...

This study provides valuable data on the role of Hsd17b7, a gene involved in cholesterol biosynthesis, as a potential regulator of mechanosensory hair cell function. The authors used both zebrafish ...

The molecular cloning workflow requires QC checkpoints both before and after restriction endonuclease digestion to minimize ...

Thus, this new site-specific and cassette mutagenesis method is highly efficient, fast and versatile, likely resulting in its wide use for typical ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Genes & Cancer on October 31, 2025, titled “P3a site-specific and cassette ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have adapted cloning technology to create human eggs from skin cells and a donor egg, potentially ...

In this important manuscript, Ryan et al perform a genome-wide CRISPR based screen to identify genes that modulate TDP-43 levels in neurons. They identify a number of genes and pathways and highlight ...

Dallas-based biotech firm Colossal Biosciences has announced the successful de-extinction of the dire wolf, a prehistoric predator that vanished some 12,500 years ago. The company revealed that three ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...