In most developing tissues, signals called morphogens act like lighthouses, guiding nearby cells toward their fate and ...

As the days continue to get shorter, scientists have made a significant discovery in understanding exactly what makes mammals ...

A study using albino cane toads with edited genes challenges the belief that albino wildlife is rare because it’s more ...

Single gene responsible for hibernation in mammals, study finds - The gene is present in all mammals and the study reveals ...

Genetic medicines-focused Scribe Therapeutics is racing toward the clinic on the heels of a preclinical data drop for three ...

Animal experiments in the UK peaked at 4.14 million in 2015 driven mainly by a big increase at the time in genetic modification experiments. By 2020, the number had fallen sharply to 2.88 million as ...

Using gene editing technology, researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have, for the first time, successfully excised a segment of HIV-1 DNA - the virus responsible for ...

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup called the Los Angeles Project aims to speed up that process with genetic ...

For farmers seeking to maximize beef production, all-male cattle could be a win: Males gain weight more efficiently than females. For scientists, successful births would add to a menagerie of ...

A new regulatory framework, which allows the commercial cultivation of gene-edited crops in England, has cleared its final ...