Genetics

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The Extra X: How the Sex Chromosome Affects Autoimmunity Risk

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A Long and Unhealthy Life?

Professor Sir Ian Wilmut with Dolly the sheep

Ian Wilmut, Famed Scientist Who Led the Creation of Dolly the Sheep, Died at 79

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Poor Cancer Prognosis Associated with a Transcriptional Signature

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New Epigenetic Clocks May Confirm Extreme Age

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Prime Editing Comes of Age

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The Origins and Recent Promise of Nonsense Suppressor tRNAs

The prime editing machinery comprises a prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) and a Cas9 nickase enzyme fused to a reverse transcriptase.

Infographic: How Prime Editing Works

This shows a cryo-EM map of a Fanzor protein in complex with its guiding RNA (in purple) and DNA (target strand in red, complementary strand in blue).

CRISPR-like Abilities in Eukaryotic Proteins

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Next-Generation Sequencing: A World without Limits

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Breaking Down Barriers to Protein Sequencing

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The Oligo Was a No Go

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Universe 25 Experiment

An illustration of an in vitro fertilized embryo, which researchers recently used to study maternal aneuploidy

Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

A mouse aorta with immunofluorescence tagging of various molecules, emphasizing the close connection between vasculature and fat.

How Fat Type Shapes Hypertension Risk

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January 2026

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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