Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a Silicon Valley startup, involves a couple with a genetic abnormality who want to ...

According to a Wall Street Journal report, the company Preventive is working toward genetically engineering its first baby ...

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Fred Hutch bioengineer Dr. Matthias Stephan is working to develop a special foam that could help make gene therapy for blood ...

Sam Altman and husband reportedly working to genetically engineer babies from having hereditary disease - Sam Altman and his ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that ...

Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ ...

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A Ninth Circuit ruling struck down the United States Department of Agriculture’s exemption for highly refined GE ingredients ...

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

From small-town Oregon to the urban outskirts of Jakarta, investors and businesses are racing to build massive data centers ...