After releasing two gene-edited rice varieties in May this year, scientists are now focusing on developing GE varieties of ...

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

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

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.

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases – the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

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

PERT edits the genome to permanently express a suppressor tRNA, so that cells affected by nonsense mutations can produce functional protein.

M OST STORIES about gene-edited children begin with He Jiankui, a rogue Chinese scientist who, in 2018, announced that he had ...

Hosts David and Gina explore how scientists over the centuries unlocked the ability to edit our genes ...

Fred Hutch bioengineer Dr. Matthias Stephan is working to develop a special foam that could help make gene therapy for blood ...

Sam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary disease - Sam Altman and his husband have reportedly invested in a gene-editing startup which aims to el ...

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