Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a ...

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As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects ...

The rapid development of genetic engineering technologies has created multiple opportunities for treating genetic diseases ...

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For decades, excessive, unscientific regulation has slowed innovation using molecular genetic engineering. Policymakers must awaken to the realization that regulations based on pseudoscience or ...

Rest assured that 10 Fascinating Examples of Genetically Modified Animals is one jaw-dropping list! Let’s start by shocking you right away! Did you know that Dolly is not a genetically modified animal ...

The return of the long-extinct wooly mammoth or dodo bird may sound like a storyline straight out of science fiction. It’s not. Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ...

A new study reports that political discussions about genetically modified foods have ignored concerns among Danes that GM foods are 'unnatural'. While a many Danes question whether genetically ...