Genetics

‘Engineered’ babies? Scientists move a step closer with precise editing of human embryo genes

Gene therapy Casgevy is based on CRISPR gene editing technology, which uses molecular "scissors" to trim faulty parts of genes.

Medical Mysteries

Couple prepared their 7 children for the arrival of their ‘special sister’

Video producer Eu-jin Lim and his wife Eunice Wong with their children, (from left) Ethan, 12; Eusebius, four; Ezekiel, seven; Emmanuel, six; Eva, 15 months; Esther, two; Evron, nine; and Elijah, 10.

US company aims to resurrect bluebuck antelope that was hunted to extinction

An artist's rendering of the extinct African antelope species called the Bluebuck.

Genome study reveals what happened after the Roman Empire fell

A man dressed as a Roman soldier is seen in one of the windows of Porta Nigra, former Roman city gate, in Trier, Germany.

Medical Mysteries

Living with growing muscle weakness, movement challenges and seizures

Student of visual communications at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Abigail Chua, 20, inherited her rare condition from her mother.

ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Dinosaur collagen used to create one-of-a-kind handbag

Scientists derived collagen from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils to make the teal-coloured handbag, on display at Amsterdam’s Art Zoo museum.

New NUHS centre to expand genomics testing efforts

National Research Foundation chairman Mr Heng Swee Keat (centre left) and Professor Chong Yap Seng, deputy chief executive (Education and Research) of National University Health System (NUHS) and Dean of the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, shaking hands to mark the launch of the National University Centre for Genomic Medicine by NUHS during its biennial Scientific and Innovation Summit at Shangri-La Hotel on April 2, 2026. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM azgenome02

Oldest dog DNA suggests 16,000 years of human companionship

Surprisingly little is known about where dogs come from.

Mammals cannot be cloned infinitely, mice study discovers

Cloned female mice from the 26th generation of clones sit on the gloved hand of researcher Teruhiko Wakayama, at a laboratory at the University of Yamanashi, in Yamanashi, Japan.

Medical Mysteries

Looking towards gene therapy to give baby Ginny a normal life

Ginny at five months, smiles at familiar faces and recognises the voices of her parents but her condition resulted in her not able to lift her head, sit up, suck or swallow properly, and has a weak cough.

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