Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form ...

One of bacterial cells' most well-known defenses against these viruses is the CRISPR system, which evolved in bacteria ... healthy microbial community," says An-Ni Zhang, a former MIT postdoc who is ...

A look back at our top stories of 2024 sees them fall into two major themes: promise, and a realignment of expectations. | A ...

WASHINGTON — In Congress, end-of-year government spending packages adorned with numerous other priorities attached are called “Christmas tree” bills. This year, the health care policy haul ...

They Are: CRSP, IMCR, GLUE, RIGL, CSTL. Since November 2023, CRISPR Therapeutics has been earning approvals for Casgevy, a gene-editing medicine, in various countries and regions. This new ...

A major report on alcohol’s health effects — which will inform the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans — found moderate drinkers had lower all-cause mortality, and a lower risk of death ...

Emily Feng is an international correspondent for NPR covering China, Taiwan and beyond. Feng joined NPR in 2019. She travels to big cities and small villages to report on social trends as well as ...

The models can be used to plan surgeries and in the future could be used to help trial new drugs. The game was created from clips and keyboard inputs alone, as a demo for real-time interactive ...