Projects, by both Colossal and other groups, are underway around the world to help endangered species develop disease resistance or evolve to tolerate a warmer world. Other projects use gene editing ...

Roll over nutrition fads. Nutrigenomics now provides hyperpersonalised diets based on one's genetic makeup and offers clues ...

Where the hot and sweltering tropical valleys and bleached coastlines of Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago meet, archaeologists and geneticists have excavated, and resurrected, ancient hum ...

Prime editing is an advanced gene editing technology that enables precise DNA corrections without introducing double-stranded breaks, significantly reducing off-target effects. This innovation holds ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

An international group of gene editing leaders has put out a call for a 10-year ban on heritable human genome editing (HHGE), ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including ...

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific ... At this time, only genetically ...

So, what is the interest in forging a path for research on heritable human genome editing, which involves the genetic modification of embryos and has implications for subsequent generations?