The rise of gene-edited embryos has raised a myriad of ethical questions. It involves altering DNA to prevent disease or even to choose specific traits using a method known as CRISPR. In 2018, Chinese ...

Europe’s firewall against genetic modification gets a major crack under a new deal. Crops tailor-made using new gene-splicing techniques should face fewer regulations than genetically modified ...

ALBAWABA - A company, specialized in DNA and genetic modification, has sparked wide controversy and criticism over its latest ...

West Nile Virus is coming soon to a barbeque near you. Colorado health officials diagnosed the first case of the season late last month in La Plata County. Infected mosquitoes have been detected in ...

Malaria has plagued people for millennia. It is referenced in ancient texts and has even been detected in Egyptian mummies that are more than 5,000 years old. During the twentieth century alone, ...

Genetic regulation of glucose homeostasis is central to the maintenance of human health and the prevention of metabolic disorders such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recent advances in molecular ...

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under ...

Rob Reynish asks readers to look behind the political labels to what science can do to keep our food industries from falling ...

India could not take full advantage of cultivating GM crops. But the story is more encouraging in GE crops, where there is both indigenous research and breeding happening and also policy support from ...

A single dose of infusion therapy can eradicate leukemia and destroy kilograms of cancer cells. Bruce Levine tells WIRED Health 2018 how he and his team are ...

The cell and gene therapy CRO market presents growth opportunities driven by FDA-approved therapies, over 90 global approvals, and 3,500 trials across 16 therapeutic areas, primarily in North America.

Spider silk—six times tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel—has now been produced by an unexpected source. Spider silk is a biological protein fiber spun by spiders. Many of these fibers have ...