我们的基因组 (Genome)记录了构建和维持生命所需的一切指令，但这些指令并不会自动生效。它们需要被精确地“阅读”和“执行”，这个过程被称为基因表达 (Gene Expression)。想象一下，基因组是一座巨大的图书馆，而基因就是书架上的一本本书 ...

Groundbreaking new research shows that it is possible to use gene therapy to restore hearing in both children and adults.

Proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation “would cause immense and largely ...

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The flexibility of the technology means that, in theory, prime editing could correct almost 90% of disease-causing genetic variations. The technological progress in gene-editing tools has not stopped.

Science has made a genetic revolution possible. Now that revolution must flourish. This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Realising the revolution” ...

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Science is awash in genomes and the genes within. Now, scientists are exploring the world beyond genes. The annual meeting of ...

Genetic analyses of baboons in Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization in their DNA. As a result of interbreeding, about a third of their genetic makeup consists of genes ...

A new gene therapy delivery device could let hospital pharmacies make personalized nanomedicines to order. This democratized ...