Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed an AI that could open up a new, cost-effective approach to ...

Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have identified a remarkably small but critical piece of genetic code ...

Genetic engineering or genetic modification refers to the process of altering the DNA code of an organism to introduce new traits. As the CRISPR/Cas9 technology tool has demonstrated, precision ...

Scientists say they've put together a molecular toolkit that could be used to treat a variety of brain diseases, possibly including epilepsy, ...

One such approach, the use of within-field crop genetic diversity, has been shown to reduce disease severity in experimental plots and has been used commercially in some cases 1,2,3,4. However ...

Modern HIV medicine is based on a common genetic mutation. Now, researchers have traced where and when the mutation arose -- and how it protected our ancestors from ancient diseases. Modern HIV ...

complex ethics of genetic engineering, including safety, social justice, and regulation, to understand how this technology ...

May 1 (UPI) --Google is celebrating the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a new Doodle. On Thursday, the image just above the Google search bar ...

The artificial selection farmers have made for nutrition and other traits that maximize profit have reduced its genetic diversity and thus its resilience to environmental stresses. On the other ...

May 6 (UPI) --Google is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day with a new Doodle. The image over the search bar includes a felt-tipped pencil, and folded up sheets of paper meant to represent ...