Category: Genetics & Research
From CRISPR gene editing and epigenetics to the microbiome and the future of medicine — in-depth articles on the genetic discoveries and biological breakthroughs transforming our understanding of life, health, and what it means to be human.
Genetics & Research
Why Do Some People Live Past 100? What Centenarian DNA Is Revealing About the Genetics of Longevity
Centenarians share unusual genes linked to immunity, DNA repair and inflammation control. Scientists have now transferred a longevity gene between species. Here is what…
Genetics & Research
What Is CRISPR? The Gene Editing Revolution That Is Rewriting Human Medicine
CRISPR has already cured sickle cell disease. Now it is targeting cancer, heart disease, and blindness. Here is how gene editing works — and…
Genetics & Research
Epigenetics: How Your Environment and Experiences Shape the Way Your Genes Work
Epigenetics reveals how your environment, diet, and lifestyle switch genes on and off without changing your DNA. Discover how it shapes health, ageing, and…
Genetics & Research
Mitochondrial Donation: The Science Behind Three-Person Babies and the End of Inherited Disease
Mitochondrial donation treatment produces babies free from inherited disease using DNA from three people. Here is the science, the ethics, and what the first…
Genetics & Research
Decoding the Dark DNA: How DeepMind’s AlphaGenome is Revolutionizing Genetic Research
AlphaGenome, DeepMind's AI for the non-coding genome, explained: how it predicts variant effects across 98% of our dark DNA, what it can do, and…
Genetics & Research
Artificial Wombs: Current Advances, Ethical Challenges and China’s Pregnancy Robot Controversy
Did China build a pregnancy robot? We separate viral hoax from real science, exploring artificial wombs, ectogenesis, and the future of premature-baby care.