Explore CRISPR technology explained, gene editing science, DNA modification, and genetic engineering ethics—discover how ...

Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a ...

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 ...

The return of the long-extinct wooly mammoth or dodo bird may sound like a storyline straight out of science fiction. It’s not. Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ...

Genetic engineering is the science of manipulating DNA with technology. From the atomic bomb to genetic engineering to generative A.I. and beyond, we're pretty good at scientific and technological ...

Genetically altering crops may be key to helping them adapt to extreme temperatures. But shrinking funds and social acceptance stand in the way. By Rebecca Dzombak Plus, these birds are getting clever ...

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically ...

An international team of researchers has used genetic engineering to create the first ever “product-ready” antivenom for ...

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup called the Los Angeles Project aims to speed up that process with genetic ...

Genetically engineered breeders that lay only female chicks would eliminate the culling of day-old male chicks.

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 Tim Andrews, 67, lived with a ...