CRISPR — short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats — is a method of genetic editing that uses RNA ...

Researchers in Berlin have used base editing to repair mutations that cause the kidney disorder ADPKD in cells from both mice ...

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

University researchers uncovered that dipeptides, basic protein building blocks, played a central role in shaping the genetic ...

Penn Engineers are uncovering how the mechanics of tumors and the tiny messages cells send through extracellular vesicles ...

Many people are skeptical of genetic engineering, and especially of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food, even though innovations like drought-resistant wheat and insect-resistant corn ...

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

Scientists have created glow-in-the-dark succulents that can recharge with sunlight and shine for hours, rivaling small night lights. Unlike costly and complex genetic engineering methods, this ...

In his novel “Brave New World”, human beings are designed as cogs in the industrial machine. Advances in genetic engineering mean that future might not be far away. Genetic screening now allows ...