Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

Because of existing UN conventions and protocols, according to environmental law experts, a moratorium would have limited practical impact. For that reason, this debate feels like an era-defining ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

GEN editors discuss both the news and history of DNA and genetic engineering. We present a recap of the 50 th anniversary of the Asilomar conference, delving into some of the history from the 1975 ...

Dire wolves went extinct around 12,500 years ago. Now, thanks to genetic engineering, they're back in what the scientists have described as the "world's first de-extinction." "Our team took DNA from a ...

Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the U.S., according to the company that aims to bring ...