Genetic modification is the process of altering the genetic makeup of an organism. This has been done indirectly for thousands of years by controlled, or selective, breeding of plants and animals ...

In late 2018 a Chinese scientist name He Jiankui performed work that has gained him not only the criticism of his peers but also backlash … ...

Despite its rapid spread, many environmentalists are arguing genetic modification could end up doing more harm than good. Skip to content. WKRN News 2.

83% of Americans say "changing a baby's genetic characteristics to make the baby more intelligent" is not "appropriate." But if such genetic modification proves possible (and safe for the baby ...

Turning to genetic modification could be a solution for a number of genetic diseases including sickle cell anemia, muscular dystrophy and cancer. This can be done through modifying human embryos ...

Scientists demand a prohibition on human genetic modification. By Mike Wehner. Published Mar 16th, 2019 9:01AM EDT. If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, ...

Colossal Biosciences, which aims to "de-extinct" woolly mammoths through genetic modification, have taken a meaningful step toward achieving its goal — creating an entirely new species called ...

Britain is about to become the only country in the world to explicitly allow the inheritable genetic modification of humans. With a vote Feb. 3 in the House of Commons, the country has paved the ...

Information on hazards to the health of the target food animal species developed using heritable genetic modification techniques; Information on any other potential hazards that might reasonably be ...

The term “genetic modification,” sometimes called “genetic engineering,” typically refers to when DNA is modified directly, on the molecular level. But that definition is pretty slippery.