Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ ...

A Silicon Valley startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong is pursuing research that some fear ...

An experimental gene-editing therapy developed by Crispr Therapeutics is showing promise for treating heart disease.

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Perinatal stem cells, including those derived from umbilical cord blood and tissue, amniotic fluid, amniotic membrane, and ...

American molecular biologist who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, James Watson, has died. Watson died on ...

Watson’s 1953 discovery revealed the structure of DNA, the molecule that carries hereditary information, paving the way for genetic engineering, gene therapy and modern biotechnology ...

Discovering the link between congenital heart disease and kidney problems could improve outcomes for patients with the ...

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix, left a scientific legacy that transformed genetics and medicine. Yet, his ...

James D Watson, the brilliant but controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA, the molecule ...

The co-discoverer of the structure of DNA helped to strengthen a US research institute and wrote a classic textbook, but also ...

James D Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double-helix structure and Nobel laureate, has died at 97. His groundbreaking work ...