New York researchers took healthy human embryos and successfully modified their genetic code by focusing on a single letter.

The EU has eased restrictions on crops developed using novel genetic techniques. While supporters say the technology could ...

In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic ...

Manyplants we eat today are a result of genetic modifications that would never occur in nature. Scientists have long been altering the genes of food crops, to boost food production and to make crops ...

A GENETICALLY modified worm could deliver essential treatment inside your body for IBS or diabetes, research has suggested.

Researchers genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy intensive processing. Researchers at the University of Maryland ...

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A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has developed a comprehensive set of innovative genetic tools and mouse lines, called iFlpMosaics, designed to enhance the ...

Researchers have developed a method that lets them genetically modify each cell differently in animals. This allows them to study in a single experiment what used to require many animal experiments.

Researchers in the US have limited CRISPR experiments on the human genome, but for the first time, a US team has successfully edited a human embryo with CRISPR. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

The protein nanoparticles could help doctors treat cancer and genetic diseases without using modified viruses, which sometimes have harmful side effects. (Nanowerk News) In a demonstration that helps ...