Chinese researchers discover gene that protects Asians from obesity

Researchers at Fudan University in China have identified a specific gene variant that appears to protect people in southern China and Southe...

Chinese scientist who was jailed for creating gene-edited babies proposes controversial new research

He Jiankui, a controversial scientist who was sentenced to three years in prison in China in 2019, recently proposed gene editing to protect...

Chinese scientist behind world’s first gene-edited babies shares children’s status

He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist behind the world’s first genetically modified human babies, has provided an update on the children’s lives...

Chinese scientists successfully create world’s first mammal with fully reprogrammed genes

Chinese scientists have successfully recombined a mouse’s chromosomes to create the world’s first mammal with fully reprogrammed genes.  Usi...

Scientists Discover Proof There’s ‘Life’ Up to 2 Days After You Die

A small part of us continues to live on days after we die as some of our genes start springing back into action hours after our death, a new...