For the first time, KIT researchers managed to reduce the number of chromosomes in a plant by fusing two chromosomes. (Illustration: Michelle Rönspies ...

Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases – the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

After releasing two gene-edited rice varieties in May this year, scientists are now focusing on developing GE varieties of ...

Researchers used CRISPR to change the number of chromosomes in Arabidopsis by fusing chromosome arms, reducing the genome ...

Across the globe, soil compaction is becoming an ever more serious challenge. Heavy vehicles and machinery in modern ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

A peculiar black fungus discovered in Chernobyl's reactor ruins exhibits an astonishing ability to survive and potentially thrive on extreme radiation ...

Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1), the rate-limiting enzyme in triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis, is a crucial ...

“Bubble boy disease” was once a death sentence. A scientific breakthrough changed that. By Simar Bajaj Instead of requiring personalized gene edits for each patient, the new approach could create a ...