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

Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.

Drawing inspiration from nature, synthetic biology offers exciting opportunities to transform the future of medicine.

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

Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has its shortcomings.

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

Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.

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