With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.

Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers structural changes in the host cell’s DNA, which provide a molecular explanation for long COVID, a new study suggests. 

Digging into how and why some genes are resurrected after death sounds morbid, but it has practical applications. 

George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.

The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Inactivating TAOK1 prompts tentacle-like protrusions to form all over a neuron’s surface, revealing the gene’s role in molding the membrane.

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