FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A baby born with a rare and deadly genetic disease is the world's first known patient to receive an experimental gene editing treatment designed just for him.

The lost link in a gene called ARHGAP36 makes it so that the cells in orange felines produce lighter colors for their skin, ...

The baby, KJ, was born with severe CPS1 deficiency, a rare genetic condition that affects only one in 1.3 million people. While doctors asserted that KJ is “thriving”, he would require careful monitor ...

Living in a murky lake around Mexico City, surrounded by aggressive and cannibalistic neighbors, the axolotl lives at ...

Scientists are confident people with rare genetic diseases can be cured after the technology saved a baby's life.

Stanford Medicine researchers discover mechanisms of sex-linked genetic mutation giving rise to ginger felines.

A multiyear investigation pieced together ancient DNA from strains of the plague, bringing together researchers from across ...

A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers are studying the ways certain genetic elements hide and make copies of themselves, so they can ...

It has been known for decades that it is genetics that gives orange tabby cats their distinctive colouring, but exactly where ...