Potential projects include genetically engineering frogs to resist deadly fungal diseases and modifying bacteria to improve ...

When he launched a career in biotechnology years later, his childhood fascinations turned him toward the field of synthetic ...

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

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Chromosomes can vary in length and size, but they usually carry thousands of base pairs of DNA. While scientists have successfully edited the genomes of many creatures, most of those edits have been ...

University of Warwick research demonstrates how to engineer "cell factories" that last longer and produce more chemicals, ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colossal Biosciences, a breakthrough biosciences and genetic engineering company, announced an oversubscribed $60M Series A financing led by Thomas Tull and At One Ventures ...

Genetic engineering uses enzymes to carefully alter genetic material. This line of study has led to hardier and healthier food crops, the mass production of insulin, and novel vaccines, and it’s all ...

Scientists are hoping to use genetic engineering to reduce the transmission of Lyme disease. The scientists' target is not the deer or the ticks often associated with the disease; it's wild mice.

New research has uncovered a mechanism for parents to pass down longevity, to their progeny, via changes to their lysosome ...