On February 18, 2025, Gilead Sciences announced a significant milestone: the U.S. FDA accepted their New Drug Applications ...

Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene targeting, nuclear transplantation, transfection of synthetic ...

In the future researchers are hoping to use genetic engineering to be able to overcome some inherited disorders, such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease amongst others.

Genomic engineering is the top-down, global approach to synthetic biology; to be distinguished from bottom-up, local genetic circuit engineering. The site-specific DNA inversion system is a ...

Resistance to diseases could be introduced into susceptible crops using genetic engineering. Not only can this protect the crop, it can also safeguard farmers' livelihoods. An example is ...

What is real time RT–PCR? Real time RT–PCR is a nuclear-derived method for detecting the presence of specific genetic material in any pathogen, including a virus. Originally, the method used ...