Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malaria remains a daily threat across Africa. In 2023 alone, the continent accounted for 95% of the world’s 597,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They buzz, they bite, and they cause some of the deadliest diseases known to humanity. Mosquitoes are perhaps the planet’s most ...

Gene drive technology could reshape the fight against malaria in Africa, according to a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications. The research, led by Target Malaria UK in collaboration ...

In preclinical work recently published in Nature Communications, Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists used a genetic “chain reaction” to transform herpes simplex virus DNA during an HSV infection. The ...

Gene editing is already being used to treat a handful of rare genetic diseases; however, most therapies involve breaking or inactivating genes. Precisely fixing disease-causing mutations is far more ...

Summer barbecues have a special place in my heart. The smell of charcoal-grilled burgers. Ice-cold fizzy drinks. Music, laughs—and the incessant buzzing of mosquitoes. While mostly a nuisance at ...

Research on gene drive systems is rapidly advancing. Many proposed applications of gene drive research aim to solve environmental and public health challenges. However, due to their intrinsic ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Precision BioSciences, Inc. (DTIL), a clinical stage gene editing company utilizing its novel proprietary ARCUS ® platform to develop in vivo gene editing therapies, ...