Researchers successfully implanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human, proving that such an organ can function for ...

For the first time, surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living person, doctors in Boston said Thursday. Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Mass., who is suffering ...

A recent study described the first successful assisted transplantation of pig liver from a genetically modified pig into a ...

In a landmark case reported in the Journal of Hepatology, Chinese surgeons have shown that a genetically modified pig liver ...

Silicon Valley and other high tech billionaires are investing millions in start-ups dedicated to creating genetically ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

The gene editing program CRISPR has become a hot topic in recent years, but I am torn between whether or not I support the modification of the unborn; in one sense, the practice seems beneficial, but ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...