Cambridge researchers identify NANOG as master gene controlling human embryonic development

IRCM researchers discover genetic brake proteins that control limb development in mouse embryos

Medical professor Marie Kmita and her team at the IRCM have discovered how "genetic brakes" — specific proteins that switch off certain gene

Cambridge Scientists Create Lab-Grown Embryo Models That Produce Blood Cells

University of Cambridge researchers have successfully created three-dimensional embryo-like structures called 'hematoids' from human stem ce

First In-Vivo Gene-Editing Therapy Successfully Saves Newborn's Life in 2025

In 2025, doctors and scientists in the U.S. successfully performed the world's first custom gene-editing therapy inside a living person—a ne

CRISPR takes a bold leap toward silencing Down syndrome's extra chromosome

DARPA's Generative Optogenetics Program Aims to Revolutionize DNA/RNA Synthesis Using Light

DARPA's Generative Optogenetics (GO) program aims to revolutionize DNA and RNA synthesis by using light to direct their creation directly wi

DNA Sugar Gel Shows Promise for Hair Regrowth in Mouse Study

In 2024, researchers at the University of Sheffield and COMSATS University in Pakistan discovered that deoxyribose, a naturally occurring su