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 ...

Scientists can now make precise, specific changes in the DNA of primates using a new technology first identified in bacteria. Not only will this usher in an age where animal models for human diseases ...

Cell Death & Differentiation - CRISPR: a new method for genetic engineering – A prokaryotic immune component may potentially open a new era of gene silencing ...

A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. The ...

New technology raises ethical concerns In 2010, Ross’s research colleague, Hiromitsu Nakauchi of Stanford University, demonstrated in Japan that similar methods work in mice. But the ability to ...

A new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions — if humanity decides to unleash it.

Scientists have successfully developed a different kind of CRISPR technology, opening up a world of possibility to future developments in the genetic engineering space ...

Researchers have developed a new technology that revolutionizes the creation of genetic material, enabling drastically accelerated genetic engineering of microbes that can be used to manufacture ...