Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure ...

British author Roald Dahl created one of literature's most innovative characters in Willy Wonka, the owner of the titular structure in his book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The likes of Gene ...

A new study shows human immune systems differ across populations, raising new questions for medicine and global drug research ...

In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it ...

Crops increasingly need to thrive in a broader range of conditions, including drought, salinity, and heat. Traditional plant ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.

Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC ...

Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on using the life-changing power of genetic medicine to reverse or prevent blindness, today announced that dosing is complete in ...

The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

Multi-asset pipeline with significant targeted data readouts and milestones -- Two lead ophthalmic gene therapy programs in clinical trials ...

Gene therapy ‘switch’ may offer non-addictive pain relief. New approach targets pain signals while leaving the rest of the brain untouched.