Many people are skeptical of genetic engineering, and especially of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food, even though innovations like drought-resistant wheat and insect-resistant corn ...

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are ...

The return of the long-extinct wooly mammoth or dodo bird may sound like a storyline straight out of science fiction. It’s not. Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ...

A vast mosaic of cells, some that are identical and some that are slightly different, make up the human body. Knowable Magazine You began when egg and sperm met, and the DNA from your biological ...

Fifty years ago today, scientists met to set safety limits on the new field of genetic engineering. This week researchers meet again to discuss big questions as biotechnology grows more powerful.