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

Explore CRISPR technology explained, gene editing science, DNA modification, and genetic engineering ethics—discover how ...

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 ...

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

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Tim Andrews, 67, lived with a ...

As data management platforms go, the one developed by Colossal Biosciences stands in its own large petri dish as both innovative and out of the ordinary. After all, how many software tools help ...

Genetically engineered breeders that lay only female chicks would eliminate the culling of day-old male chicks.

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically ...

Many ancient civilizations considered booze to be a heavenly gift bestowed by the deities they worshiped. Centuries later, scientists would discover that these intoxicants were instead the byproduct ...

Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way. By Rebecca Dzombak Plus, these birds are getting clever ...