Because of existing UN conventions and protocols, according to environmental law experts, a moratorium would have limited practical impact. For that reason, this debate feels like an era-defining ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

Genetic engineering is considered one of the most sophisticated scientific tools for changing the genetic blueprint of a living organism according to our suitable design. This attention-seeking branch ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make ...

The return of the long-extinct wooly mammoth or dodo bird may sound like a storyline straight out of science fiction. It’s not. Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ...

A team of scientists created a new gene-editing tool that they claim is more accurate than the industry standard, CRISPR. Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia, developed what is called ...

Also, there’s still no easy way to test AI designs of larger genomes. While some viruses can ‘boot up’ just from a DNA strand ...

Genetically engineered wood from poplar trees offers eco-friendly strength without chemical processing, revolutionizing ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

New findings from the humble pigeon may help in an ambitious project to bring back the dodo, an extinct flightless bird, ...

Extinction is supposed to be permanent. But Colossal Biosciences, a Texas startup bent on reviving long-lost species through genetic engineering, has other ideas. The company says it has taken a ...