Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change ...

This breakthrough represents a big step toward creating animal hybrids capable of growing human-compatible organs, easing the ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

The first phase of the U.K. synthetic human genome project has successfully completed, realizing key steps in chromosome ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--eGenesis, a biotechnology company developing human-compatible organs and cells for the treatment of organ failure, and OrganOx, a medical device company with a focus ...

The most complex engineering of human cell lines ever has been achieved by scientists, revealing that our genomes are more resilient to significant structural changes than was previously thought.

As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Armstrong has now officially entered the designer-baby business by funding heritable ...

We've made some great strides in understanding the human genome, but before we can tackle genetic engineering, we have some ...

Over 200 different carbohydrates in human milk help form a composition of nutrients suited for the express purpose of feeding a growing child. Yet roughly 75% of infants around the world don’t get ...

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To address these challenges, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...