Imagine a world where the very essence of life—genes, species, and the building blocks of nature—can be claimed, bought, and ...

Medical researchers helped tame a worldwide pandemic, but they may be powerless against the financial disease rapidly ...

The researchers modified human cells in culture to switch off two of the repair ... Only when the backup is also switched off ...

Genetic modification is a method that has been done indirectly for thousands of years through controlled, or selective, breeding of plants and animals. It's easier nowadays with the help of Modern ...

There are ethical issues involved in genetic modification, as well as concerns ... term studies to check for adverse reactions in both humans and the environment.

Sheep and goats have been genetically modified to produce chemicals ... the tissues are not rejected by the human immune system. There is no doubt that the genetic engineering of bacteria and ...

This book covers horrific Nazi history and modern debates, but really excels at debunking the idea that complex traits can be lab engineered ...

This limitation has made non-human primates an essential model for biomedical research. However, genetic modification of these primates has been challenging. For example, conventional virus-based ...

A multidisciplinary team from China has successfully transplanted a gene-modified pig liver into a human recipient diagnosed with brain death. During a 10-day observation period, the porcine liver ...