The rise of gene-edited embryos has raised a myriad of ethical questions. It involves altering DNA to prevent disease or even to choose specific traits using a method known as CRISPR. In 2018, Chinese ...

In a new study published in Nature, scientists have successfully developed genetically modified mosquitoes in Tanzania that ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

Researchers successfully implanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human, proving that such an organ can function for ...

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

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...

Genetically modified organisms that contain nucleic acid sequences associated with the pathogenicity of microorganisms controlled by 1C351.a to .c, 1C352, 1C354, or 1C360 Genetically modified ...

West Nile Virus is coming soon to a barbeque near you. Colorado health officials diagnosed the first case of the season late last month in La Plata County. Infected mosquitoes have been detected in ...

NEAR BLACKSBURG, Va. — It's a crisp, clear winter day as I drive down a winding two-lane road through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia and turn onto an unmarked gravel ...

The cell and gene therapy CRO market presents growth opportunities driven by FDA-approved therapies, over 90 global approvals, and 3,500 trials across 16 therapeutic areas, primarily in North America.

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...