The first RNA-guided DNA-cutting enzyme found in eukaryotes, Fanzor could one day be harnessed to edit DNA more precisely than CRISPR/Cas systems.

Marine biologists have discovered the remnants of ancient RNA viruses embedded in the DNA of symbiotic organisms living inside reef-building corals.

Genetics expert Jean Bennett explains how gene therapy is being used to treat certain forms of inherited blindness.

Using this approach, researchers hope to deliver therapeutic RNA molecules selectively to cancer cells or other target cells.

Making sure RNA molecules are in the right place at the right time in a cell is critical to development and normal function. Researchers are figuring out exactly how they get to where they need to go.

Fossil evidence of how the earliest life on Earth came to be is hard to come by. But scientists have come up with a few theories based on the microbes, viruses and prions existing today.

Study reveals key cell structures and gene expression changes near amyloid plaques and tau tangles in mouse brain tissue.

A new study identifies cells that are the most vulnerable within a brain structure involved in mood and movement.

“Single-cell profiling” is helping neuroscientists see how disease affects major brain cell types and identify common, potentially targetable pathways.

Inflammation and damage to the olfactory system from shingles, COVID-19 and herpes infections may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease.