We've made some great strides in understanding the human genome, but before we can tackle genetic engineering, we have some "chicken and egg" problems to figure out. Hosted by: Hank Green Huge thanks ...

Genetic modification of viruses has long been used as a strategy to treat and prevent different types of diseases. Specifically, it consists of exploiting certain characteristics of viruses that make ...

Authorities said they're looking into genetic genealogy in the massive investigation into Nancy Guthrie's mysterious ...

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Researchers used a virus-based CRISPR system to precisely edit the gatekeeper enzyme HMGR in petunias and lettuce, ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered a mechanism that could explain how exercise improves cognition by shoring up ...

Biologists have engineered adeno-associated viruses that are better at capsid filling, potentially resulting in higher productivity.

Scientists in China have unveiled a breakthrough way to mass-produce powerful cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. By ...

Once a defining tree of eastern forests, the American chestnut was nearly erased by a foreign fungus within a few human generations. A genetically engineered line known as Darling 54 has now pushed ...

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, which has produced a trio of modern-day dire wolves and the woolly mouse, seeks to bring back extinct species.

The first large-scale genetic study of cancer in cats has highlighted the similarity between cancer driver genes in cats and ...

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...