Smith, a microbiologist whose discovery revolutionize the field of genetic engineering, was a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine alumnus and professor emeritus ...

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity ...

First company to enable precision in vivo genome engineering, combining both cell-specific delivery and programmable, locus-specific gene insertion, with the potential to achieve physiological, ...

Key market opportunities for Cas12 proteins include rising government investments in biotech, increased demand for ...

St. Jude researchers advance CASTs, enhancing precision and activity for next-generation genome-editing therapies.

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

Understanding how cells turn genes on and off is one of biology's most enduring mysteries. Now, a new technology developed by chemist Brian Liau and his collaborators at Harvard offers an ...

Advances in cancer immunotherapy from immune checkpoint modulation to adoptive cell transfer of tumour-infiltrating ...

Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

Bill Gates's comments on genetics as "code" have reignited debate over genetic engineering, intellectual property, and the ...

We are now in the second great wave of the genetic revolution, not defined by reading the human code of life, but by rewriting it.

Classical swine fever reduces productivity and harms animal welfare, but pigs have now been genetically edited to make them ...