HHMI Janelia Research Campus Senior Group Leader Meng Wang and her team study longevity. They've shown that by overexpressing an enzyme in the lysosomes of the roundworm C. elegans, they can extend ...

The bold question-askers at What If investigate what would happen if genetically modified people became the norm. 65-year-old furloughed by government shutdown: 'I could lose the house. I could lose ...

A genetic-modified lung transplanted from a pig into a brain-dead adult man lasted for 9 days, demonstrating the feasibility of the procedure, according to a new report published in Nature Medicine.

Since its inception over ten years ago, CounterPunch covered the attempt to sell and market the genetic modified (GM) AquAdvantage salmon. Most CounterPunch readers will be happy to know that ...

Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilization technique, scientists from Newcastle University reported on Wednesday.

Abstract: Supplying load demand and achieving a balance in distribution network considering the lowest operation cost is a significant concerns of electricity distribution companies, particularly in ...

The University of Bayreuth's Biomaterials research group has, for the first time, successfully applied the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to spiders. Following the genetic modification, the spiders ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

California-based Checkerspot has developed what it claims is a world first: an algal oil closely matching the fatty acid profile and performance of high-oleic palm oil, without genetic engineering.

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...