For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added biological coatings. The development opens the door to more controlled and ...

Cincinnati Children's today celebrated the opening of a new state-of-art facility for its Applied Gene and Cell Therapy Center, which will enable the health system to increase clinical trials of ...

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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 ...

University of Sheffield scientists explore how plants can rapidly adapt to climate change through natural genetic engineering, potentially revolutionising crop resilience Researchers at the University ...

When couples have trouble conceiving a baby or lose a pregnancy, they often undergo routine tests, which can turn up a shock: One of the prospective parents may be missing a chromosome. The most ...

Ville Santala, a biotech professor at Tampere University in Finland, is helping to tackle the plastic pollution crisis by using genetic engineering to create plastic-gobbling bacteria. According to a ...

Many people are skeptical of genetic engineering, and especially of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food, even though innovations like drought-resistant wheat and insect-resistant corn ...

BBC Research & Development are among the winners revealed Tuesday as the Television Academy announced the recipients of the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards. The kudocs, which go to ...

The Television Academy today revealed the recipients of the 2025 Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards honoring an individual, company or organization for developments in broadcast technology.

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