Explore CRISPR technology explained, gene editing science, DNA modification, and genetic engineering ethics—discover how ...

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects ...

Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a ...

GEN editors discuss both the news and history of DNA and genetic engineering. We present a recap of the 50 th anniversary of the Asilomar conference, delving into some of the history from the 1975 ...

For decades, excessive, unscientific regulation has slowed innovation using molecular genetic engineering. Policymakers must awaken to the realization that regulations based on pseudoscience or ...

Chromosomes can vary in length and size, but they usually carry thousands of base pairs of DNA. While scientists have successfully edited the genomes of many creatures, most of those edits have been ...

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 ...

As language models learn to interpret words in a sentence, protein language models learn how amino acids work together within ...

Twenty-five years ago this week, moviegoers were treated to Andrew Niccol’s science fiction classic Gattaca. The movie was a commercial flop, earning only $12.5 million at the domestic box office ...

As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically ...

In science fiction cinema, few films have delved as deeply into the ethical and philosophical implications of genetic engineering as "Gattaca." Released in 1997 and directed by Andrew Niccol, the ...