Cenix BioScience Signs Research Service Agreement with Bayer Pharma AG

Beta-thalassemia patients need a regular dose of red blood cells transfused into their body. A new gene therapy that edits faulty genes in the patients' cells could end this monthly ritual.

Life in the city is a double-edged sword for bumblebees. Subtle differences in their genome show how these important insects have adapted to the food-rich but fragmented city habitat.

Public health warnings against too much exposure to UV are based on sound advice: UV rays can damage DNA and cause cancers and other diseases. Plants, however, cannot avoid UV. A new study now shows how plants' DNA repair system helps combat constant UV exposure.