Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.

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Bill Gates's comments on genetics as "code" have reignited debate over genetic engineering, intellectual property, and the ...

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We are now in the second great wave of the genetic revolution, not defined by reading the human code of life, but by rewriting it.

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

An international research team, led by Shinghua Ding at the University of Missouri, has identified a previously unknown ...

Advances in cancer immunotherapy from immune checkpoint modulation to adoptive cell transfer of tumour-infiltrating ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

Microcephaly is a congenital malformation that leads to a significantly reduced brain size and is often accompanied by developmental delay. An international research team led by Dr. Tran Tuoc from the ...

A registered greenhouse auditor and published scientist, Matt has previously managed some of the UK government’s major ...