Claims that the CIA may have secretly searched through the DNA data of millions of Americans to identify possible alien-human hybrids have resurfaced online, despite no supporting evidence and no ...

A modified orange rootstock is the latest advance in fighting citrus greening disease, a Florida company told the federal agency. A Florida biotech company is asking the Agriculture Department to fast ...

Plants are fast-tracking their own evolution by "plugging in" genetic code stolen from their neighbors, according to new research that reveals the secret to their own successful genetic engineering.

A study by researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), the Broad Institute, and Yale University has identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human ...

The 20-year-old Cartoon Network franchise never lost sight of the childlike joy that comes with being a superhero. Reading time 4 minutes For people who’ve made action-focused western animation a key ...

A genetic technology known as a gene drive could help prevent malaria by spreading genes in wild mosquitoes that stop them transmitting the parasite. Tests in a lab in Tanzania have now confirmed that ...

Changing an organism’s genome is a profound act, and the tools you use to make the changes don’t alleviate the need for responsible regulation. Unlike “traditional” genetically modified organisms (GMO ...

Discover how scientists are harnessing the power of CRISPR to precisely edit DNA, revolutionizing medicine and ethics as they rewrite the very code of life. Pixabay, PublicDomainPictures CRISPR ...

An international team of researchers has used genetic engineering to create the first ever “product-ready” antivenom for snakes such as cobras and mambas. The groundbreaking research is published in ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them. By Jason P. Dinh Watch your back, DEET. There’s a new ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? Subscribe to read this ...