Collaborating researchers have made a breakthrough discovery regarding the intricate defense systems of bacteriophages (phages)—viruses that can specifically target harmful bacteria without harming ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

New scientific article warns of loss of consumer trust unless proper analysis is done. Report: Claire Robinson ...

A new study, published in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new insights into the role of metabolites in health and disease and creating a blueprint for ...

When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in ...

Liver cells are indispensable for research—for drug testing, to better understand diseases such as hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, or liver cancer and for development of future cell therapies.

We are now in the second great wave of the genetic revolution, not defined by reading the human code of life, but by rewriting it.

Bill Gates's comments on genetics as "code" have reignited debate over genetic engineering, intellectual property, and the ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid the ...

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have published an analysis that reveals new functions of the ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

A new genetic study claims alien DNA could be inserted into humans. Dr. Max Rempel, a molecular biologist with a PhD from the Institute of Gene Biology in Moscow, believes strands of non-human DNA, ...