In a stunning display of circular thinking, a leading science writer ends her paean to genetically engineering wild animals by writing: “Humans are the ones driving biodiversity loss of all species.

From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

The cell therapy field has long held a transformative ambition: to create "off-the-shelf" treatments that can reach not just ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

Some genetic disorders—such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease—involve many mutations in a person's genome, ...

Scientists are venturing into the realm of de-extinction, aiming to revive the woolly mammoth using advanced genetic ...

Neanderthals could walk among us within 20 years — but would reviving our extinct cousin rewrite science or unleash an ethical nightmare?

To prevent dangerous levels of global warming, scientists say it won’t be enough to just stop burning fossil fuels that release carbon into the air. Because it’s virtually impossible for humanity to ...

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a revolutionary gene-editing method using bacterial retrons ...

Researchers have developed an improved method of gene editing that is precise, more efficient than other similar methods and ...

Often described as ‘miracle’ cells, stem cells need to be truly mastered if we’re to use them in medical treatments.

A review of recent literature shows bioengineering is reshaping oncology, from synthetic biology to nanomedicine, but what's ...