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Researchers provide insights into the transmission dynamics of the emerging tick-borne Powassan virus that could help focus public health efforts and limit infections.

Hormones and neuropeptides control feelings of hunger and fullness, but where did they originate? A new study in jellyfish and fruit flies could have the answer.

Mutations in the same genes can lead to different subtypes of tumors in different people. Researchers have created a new method to model certain liver cancer tumor subtypes using the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.

Scientists from the University of Tokyo have revealed the protein structure of a probable precursor to CRISPR-Cas12, called TnpB.

Researchers have used precision gene engineering techniques to turn tobacco plants into solar-powered factories for moth sex pheromones.

Researchers have spotted how specific proteins within the chromosomes of roundworms enable their offspring to produce specialized cells generations later, a startling finding that upends classical thinking that hereditary information for cell differentiation is mostly ingrained within DNA and other genetic factors.

Males of the yellow crazy ant have two genomes each in separate cell clusters.

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have deciphered how a genetic mutation that causes Fragile X syndrome – a leading cause of autism – also contributes to infertility.

Oncogenic gene fusions that drive cancer progression are being targeted by a new gene editing tool from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Recent research has shown that human ribosomes decode mRNA more slowly than bacterial ribosomes, but more accurately. Understanding this difference could support the development of new therapeutics for cancer and infections.