Shondra Pruett-Miller has taken many paths in her career with her love of genome editing always as a guiding light.

An iterative engineering approach to improve prime editor delivery helped scientists correct genetic vision defects in mice.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.

Standing at the cornerstone of genetic research, Cre-loxP recombination serves as molecular scissors for precisely manipulating the genome.

p53 is possibly the most important protein for maintaining cellular function. Losing it is synonymous with cancer.

Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.

Evidence is mounting that epigenetic marks on DNA can influence future generations in a variety of ways. But how such phenomena might affect large-scale evolutionary processes is hotly debated.