An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare ...

It is trying to treat a devastating lifelong disease by fixing it at its source. We are able to fix the actual genetic ...

Want a bespoke baby? Check the beauty, brains, or brawn boxes on the embryo order form. Genetic tinkering is no longer ...

Genetic technologies may exacerbate productivity gaps in agriculture, disadvantaging small farmers, especially in developing countries, who cannot access or afford genetically modified seeds.

Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children.

At Frederick Health, a growing precision medicine program uses genetic technology to diagnose and treat conditions such as cancer and heart disease. Pharmacogenomics, ...

Lara Lewington's Hacking Humanity looks at the fabulous technology that is changing healthcare. But where is the critical ...

These concerns were heard in the genetic-testing industry. A number of popular companies, including Ancestry and 23andMe, recently committed to a new set of best practices governing how and when ...

As a journalist specializing in genetic engineering—the weirder the better—I had a different fear. A CRISPR baby would be a story of the century, and I worried some other journalist would get ...

In an effort to foster progress in cancer research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is releasing detailed and comprehensive data about the entire genetic content of a ...

Amphidromous fish—which migrate between freshwater streams and the sea—can move between habitats thanks to ocean currents. Since island streams are generally small and vulnerable to human impact, ...