The first trial to test whether genetically modified pig livers can be used safely to treat people with organ failure has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. As part of the trial, ...

Life-changing research is underway at Kansas State University that could change the way people with celiac disease enjoy ...

A study in the US trialling genetically modified gut bacteria in humans has had a potential escapee, after the microbe mutated. The team of researchers at Stanford University undertook early clinical ...

The first clinical trial testing whether pig kidneys can be safely transplanted into living people has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As part of the trial, which will ...

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.

Rosie is a freelance writer living in London. She has covered everything from ancient Egyptian temples to exciting medical breakthroughs, but she particularly enjoys writing about wildlife, ...

People with type 1 diabetes must constantly rely on insulin injections or pumps, usually for the rest of their life after diagnosis. The autoimmune disease destroys the cells that produce the hormone, ...

By Henry A. Onwubiko“A nation that cannot control its own seeds cannot decide its destiny.” –Captain Ibrahim Troure Genetic engineering, the manipulation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the hereditary ...