For years, the CRISPR-Cas9 genome technology has been reshaping genetic engineering, a precision tool to transform everything ...

US Navy-backed scientists genetically modified spiders to create stronger, lighter silk with potential uses in defense, ...

Scientists have developed SMART (silently mutate and repair template), a strategy that dramatically expands the editable ...

Cas9, the University of Bayreuth’s Biomaterials research group was able to bioengineer a common house spider to produce glowing red silk. Professor Thomas Scheibel and doctoral student Edgardo ...

A team of researchers from University of Bayreuth have used genetic modification on common house spiders to study the underrepresented organism and produce functionable spider silk protein. Scroll to ...

CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful gene editing system that has revolutionized our ability to treat disease and probe the human genome. CRISPR has been used to edit the genomes of animals, plants, and microbes ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only ...

The U.S. military is interested in ‘super spiders’ capable of producing silk with extraordinary features. Don’t worry—it ...

"We have demonstrated, for the first time worldwide, that CRISPR-Cas9 can be used to incorporate a desired sequence into spider silk proteins, thereby enabling the functionalization of these silk ...

The DNA polymerase market is poised for steady growth, with a projected CAGR of 6-8% over the forecast period, driven by ...

A BABY has had his DNA rewritten to treat his a deadly genetic disorder in a world first. Little KJ Muldoon, now 15 months ...