Genetic engineering articles from across Nature Portfolio Genetic engineering is the act of modifying the genetic makeup of an organism. Modifications can be generated by methods such as gene ...

A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...

Scientists have produced a new roadmap outlining how genetic changes can affect the oil production of plants commonly used to ...

Genetic circuit engineering is the synthesis of unnatural DNA segments encoding protein or RNA molecules that control each other’s levels. Genetic circuit engineering is the bottom-up, local ...

In what experts are calling a “dream come true,” scientists used a recent biochemical discovery to help an 8-year-old boy ...

A de-extinction company plans to recreate the giant moa bird, but scientists question the ethics and scientific accuracy of ...

If you’re one of the folks who looks forward to pumpkins every fall, the long summer wait can be tough. For farmers, the ...

Top scientists recommend controlled genetic engineering to WHO, highlighting potential benefits and risks in medical research.

Scientists unlocked the secrets of Ling Zhi, the Reishi mushroom, to mass-produce its powerful medicinal compounds. By ...

After a controversial project claiming to have resurrected the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now announced plans to ...

In a bid to better understand how cancer cells power their explosive growth and spread, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

Researchers at DTU Biosustain (The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at DTU) have developed a new tool that significantly accelerates and simplifies the genetic engineering of ...