Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid the ...

Researchers have engineered a courtship ritual from one species of fruit fly into another using genetic modification. A ...

Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), mutant mice have been the focus of significant research. These studies explore the effects of microgravity on muscle and ...

Scientists have discovered a way to make gene editing safer and more precise — and it's an advance that could help bolster ...

Over the past several months, a small number of patients have received genetically modified pig kidneys. Three of the four procedures were performed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston.

HHMI Janelia Research Campus Senior Group Leader Meng Wang and her team study longevity. They've shown that by overexpressing an enzyme in the lysosomes of the roundworm C. elegans, they can extend ...

Researchers from Mass General Brigham and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have identified genetic modifications that can improve the efficacy of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell treatment ...

The bold question-askers at What If investigate what would happen if genetically modified people became the norm. 65-year-old furloughed by government shutdown: 'I could lose the house. I could lose ...

AKRON, Ohio (WKBN) – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle loss in boys. It robs children of their muscle function, often putting them in wheelchairs by ...

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