From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are investigating how plants can accelerate their own evolution through a process of "natural genetic engineering." Researchers from the University of ...

Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new project to speed up genetic engineering in plants, accelerating innovations that will improve crops around the world. Focusing on the tomato ...

Last week, when we reported on the first pig-to-human heart transplant, we complained that the commercial company behind the operation wasn't more forthcoming about the genetic engineering that ...

WEST BOYLSTON, Mass. & SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TransCytos: NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE Enginasion and TransCytos announced today that their collaboration has resulted in a prototype ...

Is altering a crop in a lab the same as altering it on the farm? This image shows control tomatoes' deterioration versus genetically modified tomatoes from a study entitled, "Enhancement of fruit ...

The field of genetic engineering has amassed a huge toolbox: massive online datasets, gene editing tools, and genomic sequencing that is quick and cheap. The missing piece of the puzzle, according to ...

In Paris, at the 2023 annual meeting of the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT), scientists from Charles River showcased a poster that demonstrated a method of dramatically ...

In the 22nd century, manipulation of the human genome became commonplace. Techniques of genetic engineering advanced to the point where the rich could custom-build fetuses that grew into stronger, ...

Industrial biotechnology harnesses biological systems and processes to develop sustainable and economically viable methods for the production of a wide range of products, from chemicals and ...