Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a Silicon Valley startup, involves a couple with a genetic abnormality who want to ...

Sam Altman and his husband have reportedly invested in a gene-editing startup which aims to eliminate hereditary diseases ...

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects ...

Silicon Valley heavyweights Sam Altman of OpenAI and Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong are among the notable names investing ...

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the company Preventive is working toward genetically engineering its first baby ...

An experimental gene-editing therapy developed by Crispr Therapeutics is showing promise for treating heart disease.

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that a genetic mutation that causes congenital heart disease also ...

ERS Genomics Limited (‘ERS’), the CRISPR licensing company, and Dyadic Applied BioSolutions, a global biotechnology company producing precision-engineered, animal-free proteins and enzymes for diverse ...

From plastic-eating plants to AI-guided therapies, iGEM 2025 reveals the innovations defining the future of synthetic biology ...

The inaugural Genetic Agency Technology Conference (GATC) gathered a group of researchers and entrepreneurs to discuss the vision for AI-based genetic medicine.

Portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA have critical, previously unreported security ...