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

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Researchers describe minimal versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT). Capable of precisely editing genes, activating gene expression and repressing genes all at the same time, the technology ...

Modifying the genetic structure of organisms is a central part of modern biotechnology. This article will discuss biotechnology and genetic engineering, providing an overview of the subject.

Fred Hutch bioengineer Dr. Matthias Stephan is working to develop a special foam that could help make gene therapy for blood stem cell defects an easy, bedside procedure that takes an afternoon. A ...

Most Illinois businesses well are aware of Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and the hundreds of lawsuits and multimillion dollar settlements it triggered ...

The return of the long-extinct wooly mammoth or dodo bird may sound like a storyline straight out of science fiction. It’s not. Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ...

More than two billion people worldwide suffer from micronutrient malnutrition due to deficiencies in minerals and vitamins. Poor people in developing countries are most affected, as their diets are ...

Researchers from Michigan State University are working to extract DNA from an variety of rye found on a shipwreck from the 1870s. The team recently dove to recover the rye from the Lake Huron ...