From genetically modified mosquitoes to clinical therapies, learn how scientists apply gene editing techniques to answer a range of important research questions. Gene editing techniques are a mainstay ...

Chromosomes can vary in length and size, but they usually carry thousands of base pairs of DNA. While scientists have successfully edited the genomes of many creatures, most of those edits have been ...

Genetic engineering is moving from the lab bench into clinics, farms, and even family planning decisions, promising to change how we prevent disease, age, and define human potential. The same tools ...

Scientists have found a way to use the bacteria E. coli to convert plastic waste into a popular painkiller, a study said Monday, though outside experts doubted the technique would make a dent in the ...

For decades, excessive, unscientific regulation has slowed innovation using molecular genetic engineering. Policymakers must awaken to the realization that regulations based on pseudoscience or ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Humanity's efforts to modify food plants is as old as farming itself, some 10,000 years. Before genetic engineering became possible, farmers have used simple selection inter- and ...

JUPITER, Fla. and DUBLIN, Nov. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ERS Genomics Limited (‘ERS’), the CRISPR licensing company, and Dyadic Applied BioSolutions, a global biotechnology company producing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emily Earlenbaugh covers cannabis science and culture. Cannabis has been increasing in popularity, both as a recreational drug and ...

Paul Berg, the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist whose ground-breaking experiments in gene-splicing reshaped cancer research and helped spawn the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry, has died at ...