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 ...

Genetic engineering is considered one of the most sophisticated scientific tools for changing the genetic blueprint of a living organism according to our suitable design. This attention-seeking branch ...

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 ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based science company, announced on Wednesday that it is working to bring back the dodo bird ...

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 ...

Cathy Eckert was recently appointed chief science officer at the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) at Oak Ridge National ...

With its latest accomplishments, Colossal Biosciences expects to functionally restore the dodo within the next 5 to 7 years.

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 ...

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 ...

"Our avian team's breakthrough in deriving culture conditions that allow pigeon primordial germ cells to survive long-term is ...