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 ...

The field of genetic engineering has amassed a huge toolbox: massive online datasets, gene editing tools, and genomic sequencing that is quick and cheap. The missing piece of the puzzle, according to ...

An international team of researchers has used genetic engineering to create the first ever “product-ready” antivenom for ...

Extracytoplasmic function sigma factors (ECFs) have been successfully used for constructing predictable artificial gene circuits bacteria like Escherichia coli, but their transferability between ...

According to the latest World Malaria Report, released in November 2020, there were 229 million cases of malaria in 2019 compared to 228 million cases in 2018. The estimated number of malaria deaths ...

Changes to Australian food safety regulations, which came into force this month, open the door to new kinds of gene-edited meats on the market. Gene-edited chickens are already in development in ...

Should we genetically modify wild lions? Of course not, might be your instant response. But what if lions were being wiped out by a devastating disease introduced by people? What if the genetic change ...