The synthetic bacteria contain a shorter genetic code with 57 codons rather than 64, freeing up space for further edits that might lead to new drugs or virus-resistant microbes ...

With the power to rewrite the genetic code underlying countless diseases, CRISPR holds immense promise to revolutionize medicine. But until scientists can deliver its gene-editing machinery safely and ...

Each cell has their own genetic code that helps maintain viability and directs function. This genetic code is commonly referred to as deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. DNA is the molecule that carries ...

Now, scientists have redesigned the genetic code of the bacterium Escherichia coli to contain just 57 of the 64 codons. The findings were published in late July in Science.

One of the greatest challenges biologists face is figuring out which of the myriad variations in a person’s genetic code might make them sick. Artificial intelligence is helping them solve the ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, research finds.

A team of synthetic biologists have re-written the genetic code of an organism using a novel cellular platform for producing new classes of synthetic proteins.