Transferring one species to another is how to create genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. This creates something not ...

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 ...

A Chinese scientist, He Jiankui, made a shocking announcement to the world in 2018: He had secretly engineered the birth of the first gene-edited babies. The birth of the twins was seen as reckless ...

This week a diverse group of researchers, bioethicists, publishers and theologians, are gathering in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to extend and expand the rolling debate about the merits of human ...

Genetically engineered humans may still sound like science fiction. But there's a new push to edit the genes of human embryos to eliminate diseases and enhance characteristics parents value.