The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma's laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable, paper-based ...

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 ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

Genetic engineering is a key technology for boosting agricultural yields. However, it still has a bad reputation.

In this scientific opinion article, Ben Wollack examines the promises and risks of GMOs in America's agricultural and social landscapes.

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

This topic explores the application of advanced biotechnological approaches—including genetic engineering tools such as ...

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

Scientists have created glow-in-the-dark succulents that can recharge with sunlight and shine for hours, rivaling small night lights. Unlike costly and complex genetic engineering methods, this ...

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

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