The researchers used Crispr-Cas9 “genetic scissors” technology to make the edit in pig zygotes — the cells formed from the ...

Genetic engineering is considered one of the most sophisticated scientific tools for changing the genetic blueprint of a living organism according to our suitable design. This attention-seeking branch ...

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

Some genetic disorders—such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease—involve many mutations in a person's genome, ...

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are ...

Matthew Hayes (Left) is the Chief Technology Officer and founder at Evonetix, a groundbreaking gene synthesis technology company created in 2015, where he deploys his expertise in multi-disciplinary ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

Arc Institute, Gladstone Institutes, and University of California, San Francisco, scientists have developed an epigenetic ...

Cutting-edge DNA mapping technology identified new genetic information that can help researchers decipher more genetic diseases, a new study found. The research will be presented at the Pediatric ...

New findings in chronic kidney disease research highlight mitochondrial DNA mutations as a key factor in kidney health ...

By shuttling silver and mercury between binding sites in DNA, scientists make the molecule switch conductance levels like a ...