▎药明康德内容团队编辑  我们知道，人类只有2%的基因真正负责编码蛋白质，而处于非编码区的其余98%一度被视作“垃圾DNA”。但近些年来，这些非编码区域在生命活动中的作用逐渐被揭开。尽管不编码蛋白质，但这些非编码区域也会转录为RNA，其中就包括数千个 ...

Today’s mass-produced tomatoes often grow to palm-sized proportions, but their naturally occurring ancestors were far smaller ...

In recent years, scientists have created a range of new methods based on CRISPR-Cas technology for precisely editing the ...

It’s been a year since the gene-editing treatment Casgevy was approved for sickle cell disease and a related blood disorder.

Cell-to-cell communication through nanosized particles, working as messengers and carriers, can now be analyzed in a whole ...

CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful gene-editing tool that allows scientists to modify DNA in living organisms precisely. It works like ...

CRISPR-based gene-editing tools are being developed to correct specific defective sections of the genome to cure inherited genetic diseases, with some applications already in clinical trials. However, ...

Researchers have used whole-genome CRISPR interference screening to identify the “Achilles Heel” of drug-resistant ...