Will gene editing provide succour to HIV patients?

There are plenty of problems with the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) used to treat HIV/AIDS patients

DNA at play

Gene editing has taken the scientific world by storm. We take a look at the science, techniques and long-term ramifications

New gene editing technology may not fully eliminate HIV, finds study

Scientists had been optimistic that CRISPR could annihilate the deadly disease

Gene doping can change the nature of sports

It involves injecting a gene helpful in boosting athletic performance into the cells of a person. The International Olympic Committee says it …

Scientists edit human embryos to safely remove disease for the first time – here's how they did it

Two researchers are impressed with a pioneering study showing that it may be both safe and effective to edit out diseases in human embryos

Designer babies can lead to growth of homogenous individuals

A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost

The world gets a note of caution on gene drives introduction

The Convention on Biological Diversity meeting wants countries to seek “free, prior and informed consent” before introducing new …

Here is what Indian scientists achieved in 2018

Here is a collection of 15 such stories that gives a glimpse of important developments reported by Indian scientists during the year.

Say hello to hachimoji: Scientists just doubled the genetic alphabet

Research results hold potential to look for different forms of life existing elsewhere in the universe

Researchers identify climate change-resilient chickpea genes

The first-ever successful genome sequencing of chickpea means the development of new varieties with high yields, and no pests and diseases, …

Russia to grow 30 gene-edited plants, animals by 2027

The country aims to create 10 new varieties of such crops as well as animals by 2020; another 20 by 2027

No evidence to show CRISPR babies will die early: Scientists

The erroneous conclusion, made earlier, was caused by technical errors in how the mutation was identified in a population-health database

Here come the gene hackers

Interventions to make heritable changes to the human genome are fraught with uncertainties. There are legitimate concerns about using a still …