The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

Arpita Bose and Zhecheng Zhang explore genetic tools in environmental microbes, citing applications in extracellular electron transfer ...

An international research team has identified a human protein, ANKLE1, as the first DNA-cutting enzyme (nuclease) in mammals ...

Plants have developed an extraordinary ability to synthesize a diverse array of secondary metabolites. These compounds are ...

Spaceflight, genetic tinkering, and the psychological implications of technological acceleration are explored with accuracy ...

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

EU to allow food altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under a new framework.

Researchers created a highly efficient gene-editing method that fixes multiple DNA mutations in a single step. The breakthrough could revolutionize genetic medicine by making treatments for complex ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

Key breakthrough for the return of the dodo: viable cells have been obtained and genetically modified birds have been prepared.

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To address these challenges, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...