Creation of startup follows Wyss mission of ‘benchtop to marketplace.’

Humanity is on the threshold of being able to detect signs of alien life on other worlds. By studying exoplanet atmospheres, we can look for gases like oxygen and methane that only coexist if replenished by life. But those gases come from simple life forms like microbes. What about advanced civilizations? Would they leave any detectable signs?

The license enables SAGE Labs to use the CRISPR/Cas9 system to engineer cell and animal models for their clients as well as distribute validated CRISPR reagents.

Harvard Stem Cell Institute, initially just an idea, quickly became a generator of scientific discoveries.

MIT/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics unveil "Illustris," a sophisticated computer program to recreate the evolution of the universe in high fidelity.

Findings confirm those of previous studies that showed that higher coffee consumption was associated with type 2 diabetes risk.

MBWA can backfire if management fails to meet staff expectations raised by the program

Harvard researchers offer new views of body’s insulating material.

The Broad Institute announced April 15 that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the first patent for an engineered CRISPR-Cas9 system that is enabling scientists to modify genes and better understand the biology of living cells and organisms. The institute applied for the patent in concert with the January 3, 2013 publication in Science (Cong, et al.) that described the use of the CRISPR enzyme, Cas9, for genome editing.

Panel lauds new labeling guidelines, takes aim at added sugar and salt in food, as well as some supplements.