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

Trailblazing geneticist Pengfei Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor ...

The return of the long-extinct wooly mammoth or dodo bird may sound like a storyline straight out of science fiction. It’s not. Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ...

In the 1995 sci-fi dystopian Gattaca, genetic engineering is as easy as changing a lightbulb. As such, no one’s DNA is left untouched. But in our real world, gene editing tools like CRISPR make ...

New research may offer hope for endangered species Findings offer potential for regenerative medicine field Earlier study used different method for 'bipaternal' mice Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scientists in ...

Geneticist and genetic engineering pioneer Ray Wu died on February 10 of cardiac arrest. He was 79. In 1970, Wu developed a new location-specific primer-extension technique that became the first ...

Gene editing is now reaching the mainstream, ushering in a new era of genetic manipulation. Traditionally, inserting or deleting entire genes, regulating their expression, and altering specific ...

A sufficient majority is emerging among EU countries in favour of allowing some genetically modified food to be sold in supermarkets without special labelling in the future. Enough EU countries ...

An animal geneticist at the University of California-Davis told Kansas cattle producers recently that a gene editing technique more common in plant genetics is also a safe option for shortening the ...

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - Genetic testing has been offered here at Marshfield Clinic for decades. Geneticists say they are typically done on babies with serious illnesses. When geneticists are testing ...