Other genetic solutions are in development. Tadpole cannibalism has inspired a team at Macquarie University to engineer “Peter Pan” tadpoles, so called because the genes which allow them to ...

Developmental biologist Zhi-kun Li of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, first author of the new study, said it represents "a notable accomplishment in mammalian genetic engineering." He said the ...

Genetic engineering emerges as a means to induce the expression of different proteins and soluble factors with a wide range of applications, such as growth factors, cytokines, chemokines, ...

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 ...

Scientists in China have manipulated embryonic stem cells to create laboratory mice with two male parents that managed to ...

A genetic study published on Tuesday offers an important new clue. Researchers found that, between 250,000 and 500,000 years ...

Q: Can you explain how what you eat changes your resistance to or risk for chronic conditions like heart disease or cancer? — Stephanie R., Nashville ...

When you are positively changing your gut biome, you cause those microbes to make their own beneficial genetic changes. Those changes in the gut's bacteria then lead to positive epigenetic changes ...