Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...

Researchers describe minimal versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT). Capable of precisely editing genes, activating gene expression and repressing genes all at the same time, the technology ...

Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.

A UC Berkeley biochemistry PhD and gene editing expert has launched a new effort in the field of genetic engineering on human embryos as a way to prevent disease before birth.

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics ...

Ionic flux mediates essential physiological and behavioral functions in defined cell populations. Cell type—specific activators of diverse ionic conductances are needed for probing these effects. We ...

In the 2002 film Spider-Man, a conspicuous, genetically modified spider bites Peter Parker on the hand, giving him qualities like 20/20 vision and the ability to shoot webs from his wrists. Then there ...