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

We've made some great strides in understanding the human genome, but before we can tackle genetic engineering, we have some ...

Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.

Lab Thread Ltd, a UK-based life science software company, today announced the beta launch of its flagship unified lab ...

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under ...

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

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics-meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

An Australian biotech firm says it has successfully used precision fermentation to reproduce the most vital proteins in human ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

One of the biggest studies yet conducted of the DNA of ancient Southern African hunter-gatherer people has upended previous theories about the origin of the Khoe and San peoples. Conducted by ...

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

Movies like Arrival and Interstellar marry the grounded, fact-based traits of hard science with the emotional, ...