Researchers have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique microbe found off the coast of Japan. This organism blurs the line between li...

Scientists in the UK have used gene editing techniques to limit the spread of bird flu in chickens. By altering a small section of the bird...

This is not the first time that a viable virus has been detected in permafrost samples.

RNA viruses are best known for the diseases they cause in people, ranging from the common cold to Covid-19.

The gene -- FAM72A -- facilitates production of high-quality antibodies by enabling the effect of an enzyme called AID (for Activation-Indu...

The study by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in San Diego, California, was published in the journal Molecu...

If the mother gets sick, it could affect the chances of a successful pregnancy.

It is advisable to always consult a doctor before taking antibiotics.

This is unethical because informed consent is not possible from a future generation.

London, June 21 (IANS) Genetically modified pigs are resistant to the world's costliest livestock diseases that causes breathing trouble, d...

New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Using a gene-editing technology, scientists have identified three human genes essential for HIV infection, a findin...

The recent outbreak has highlighted the urgent need to establish genetic tools for studying how the virus multiplies

47.5 mn people are affected by dementia worldwide - of which Alzheimer's is the most common form, researchers said.

In turn, hyper-activated TLR3 turns off genes that stem cells need to specialise into brain cells and turns on genes that trigger cell suic...

Researchers from Duke University in US used CRISPR to treat an adult mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

A deadly avian influenza virus has now reached Antarctica.

The idea was conceived in the 1970s but after that, a large number of clinical trials did not result in a commercial drug.