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This gene therapy is similar to the technique the lab has used against another immune disease—severe combined immune deficiency, also known as bubble baby disease.

Researchers have mapped the most important genes for controlling T helper cells, and identified new regulatory genes that could help scientists to develop new treatments to activate the immune system against infection or to attack tumour cells.

A new Tel Aviv University study identifies elevated levels of a protein called ubiquilin-4 as a new biomarker for genome instability.

A new molecular regulatory mechanism has been observed in unicellular parasites for the very first time. tRNA-derived fragments do not act as brakes in the cell apparatus, but as 'stimulants': they boost protein production after periods of stress.

A new study indicates that fecal pollution can largely explain the increase in resistant bacteria often found in human-impacted environments.

Researchers have used advanced genomic tools to uncover an ingenious mechanism that underlies the brain’s ability to distinguish different smells.

A microbial metabolite, Urolithin A, derived from a compound found in berries and pomegranates, shows anti-inflammatory properties in mice offering potential for inflammatory bowel disease therapies.

A new collaboration between industry and academia has successfully completed de novo genome assembly for the maize population, which involves 26 cultivars found in the United States. Maize is the world’s most important grain based on production volume, which makes it a particularly critical crop to understand in order to support growing global demands.

Researchers show that aggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men, is associated with BRCA2 mutations, which are also linked to hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer and pancreas cancer, among others.

Researchers have discovered a protein in mosquitos that is critical to the process of producing viable eggs and could pave the way for "mosquito birth control."