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The journal Science has called the gene-editing tool CRISPR its "breakthrough of the year." In 2015, scientists used CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA in animals, human embryos and — as one team at UC San Diego demonstrated — insects. -
U.S. Customs and Border Protection started testing biometric technology at the Otay Mesa pedestrian crossing Thursday. Officials expect to use face and iris scans to improve identification processes at the border. -
A failed diabetes drug developed in San Diego is being revived as a potential treatment for Huntington's disease. -
Hoping to boost genomic research, San Diego-based Illumina is providing free genome sequencing to 70 San Diego Blood Bank donors. -
New study builds on a discovery made by UC San Diego researchers -
J. Craig Venter sequenced his DNA over a decade ago in the race to map the first human genome. Now, he's hoping to help consumers sequence and make sense of their own. -
Instead of only considering jobs in academia, as generations have done in the past, Ph.D. students are branching out to for profit companies. A new program at UC San Diego aims to help them land these jobs and fit in with corporate culture. -
Synthorx claims success at using synthetic DNA to create proteins assembled with unnatural building blocks. -
Helix aims to help consumers better understand their DNA by bringing together a range of gene-analysis services from third-party partners. -
A new drug discovered in San Diego is giving hope to some patients with cystic fibrosis. It's giving others a severe case of sticker shock.
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