Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

From genetically modified mosquitoes to clinical therapies, learn how scientists apply gene editing techniques to answer a range of important research questions. Gene editing techniques are a mainstay ...

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

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colossal Biosciences, a breakthrough biosciences and genetic engineering company, announced an oversubscribed $60M Series A financing led by Thomas Tull and At One Ventures ...

Human genetic engineering has always been the stuff of science-fiction novels and blockbuster Hollywood films. Except that it is no longer confined to books and movies. Scientists and doctors are ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

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 ...