A lot more research needs to be done, says Dr Bennett. The gene variant highlighted by the study is common; it is found in 45 ...

Essentially all cells in an organism's body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are ...

Many scientists say the effective near 30-year ban on the use of gene technologies has held them back from progress.

Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, ...

Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...

Parliament's health committee was supposed to report back on the legislation last month, but this has now been extended twice ...

Advances in genetic engineering have given rise to an era of foods—including genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-edited foods—that promise to revolutionize the way we eat.

There's a fresh push to edit the genes of human embryos to prevent diseases and enhance characteristics that parents value.

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

Macquarie University researchers used CRISPR technology to challenge textbook explanations for why albinism is rare in nature ...

This technology can relate the distinct treatment responses of individual cancer cells to their molecular profiles prior to treatment, and compare the gene expression characteristics of cancer ...

Gene-transfer techniques applied in animal models have provided valuable insights into the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis. This Review discusses gene-transfer methods ...