Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a ...

Kevin Esvelt is a genetic engineer, but glance at his travel schedule and you could mistake him for a political organizer. Over the past year, the MIT professor has become a familiar face at town ...

Fifty years ago today, scientists met to set safety limits on the new field of genetic engineering. This week researchers meet again to discuss big questions as biotechnology grows more powerful.