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Scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research and collaborating institutions have developed a ...
After more than 12,000 years, dire wolves are back. On April 8, 2025, Colossal Biosciences announced the birth of three healthy dire wolf pups, marking the world’s first successful de-extinction of a ...
Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being genetically engineered for the dining table. Similar meat products could soon be sold ...
A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new ...
New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be ...
Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...
Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, ...
The prime editor is a fusion protein consisting of a catalytically impaired Cas9 nickase (Cas9n) and an engineered reverse transcriptase (RT). The Cas9n is guided by a prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) ...
Spider silk—six times tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel—has now been produced by an unexpected source. Spider silk is a biological protein fiber spun by spiders. Many of these fibers have ...
In a new study, University of California, Irvine chemical and biomolecular engineering researchers report the creation of ...
Sylvia Nissen receives funding as a researcher on the MBIE Endeavour-funded project ‘Whatu raranga o ngā koiora: Weaving cultural authority into gene-drives targeting wasps’. Lincoln University ...
The Constitution has long protected the rights of individuals to procreate and parent, free from government intrusion. But as new technologies stretch the boundaries of what it means to create a ...