The CRISPR genetic scissors both inspire hope and fear given their potential to revolutionize the world. This powerful genetic engineering tool is bound to capture ...

Scientists have produced the first genetically modified "decaf" coffee plant. The researchers managed to reduce the activity of key caffeine-making genes in the coffee species Coffea canephora. The ...

Xenotransplantation, involving organ transplants between species, offers a potential solution to the shortage of human donor organs. Advances in genetic ...

Researchers have developed a new "color-coded" genetic method that makes it easy to distinguish male and female mosquitoes.