Gene drives—a genetic engineering approach that quickly spreads specific genetic changes throughout a population, whether to ...

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it received a request to extend its determination of ...

Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic blueprint, DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active ...

Kraig’s approach to Spider Silk leverages sericulture the centuries-old practice of silkworm cultivation as an existing production framework. By combining that infrastructure with modern genetic ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new class of low-cost, scalable sensors that can be used to monitor electrical activity in ...

Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are ...

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

Lipsitch was hired by Barry Bloom to the faculty of Harvard School of Public Health, where he was professor of epidemiology until 2025, when he moved to join the faculty of Stanford University. Grad ...

Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment ...

On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of ...