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

A new gene-editing technique enables the correction of multiple genetic mutations simultaneously, transforming the prospects ...

The rise of gene-edited embryos has raised a myriad of ethical questions. It involves altering DNA to prevent disease or even to choose specific traits using a method known as CRISPR. In 2018, Chinese ...

Liver cells are indispensable for research—for drug testing, to better understand diseases such as hepatitis, fatty liver, ...

Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out crops around the world. Researchers hope it may be on our shelves by 2027.

Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

Discover how a novel acceleration technique allows for the creation of transgenic and gene-edited crops without tissue ...

Genetic regulation of glucose homeostasis is central to the maintenance of human health and the prevention of metabolic disorders such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recent advances in molecular ...

A single dose of infusion therapy can eradicate leukemia and destroy kilograms of cancer cells. Bruce Levine tells WIRED Health 2018 how he and his team are ...

Researchers funded by the U.S. Navy have used gene-editing technology to make house spiders produce red fluorescent silk. This might seem like a quirky scientific novelty, but the breakthrough is a ...

Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and Aalto University have developed a computational framework called ...