The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

Human genetic engineering has always been the stuff of science-fiction novels and blockbuster Hollywood films. Except that it is no longer confined to books and movies. Scientists and doctors are ...

The influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally.

In a world-first, Chinese researchers have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig liver into a living human, ...

Experts warn of AI extinction risks. However, history shows past predictions of doom, like resource scarcity and nuclear ...

The rapid development of genetic engineering technologies has created multiple opportunities for treating genetic diseases ...

Students, faculty and staff are invited to hear Maxwell Mehlman, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law, Distinguished University Professor and director of the Law-Medicine Center, present "The ...

St. Jude researchers advance CASTs, enhancing precision and activity for next-generation genome-editing therapies.

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Using CRISPR-based genetic engineering, the team further identified mutations in viral genes that prevent activation, ...

Human lung alveolus chip infection model enables investigation of viral replication, inflammatory responses, and genetic ...