A historic medical breakthrough has brought xenotransplantation—transplanting animal organs into humans—closer to reality than ever before. In this episode, we explore the science behind the first ...

Duckweed is the fastest-growing flowering plant, but new knowledge of duckweed genetics discovered by Adelaide University ...

Scientists and futurists have proposed several possible paths for humanity’s long-term future. Some scenarios involve extinction from advanced biological weapons, nanotechnology, or other human-made ...

Cas9, Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALENs), and Zinc-Finger nucleases (ZFNs) have demonstrated great utility, primarily for genetic knock-out applications, none have been adopted ...

A modified orange rootstock is the latest advance in fighting citrus greening disease, a Florida company told the federal ...

KOMO Biosciences, a developer of non-viral targeted insertion technologies, today announced that it has granted Syngenta, a world leader in agricultural innovation, a Research Evaluation License to ...

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published several petitions seeking a determination of nonregulated status ...

Plants are fast-tracking their own evolution by "plugging in" genetic code stolen from their neighbors, according to new research that reveals the secret to their own successful genetic engineering.

They've devised a multi-pronged approach using three advanced scientific strategies: breeding, biotechnology, and biocontrol.

The breakthrough, published Tuesday in the journal Cell, offers a promising new strategy to combat relapse, which occurs in more than half of patients following CAR-T therapy. The approach works by ...

The request to extend deregulation, APHIS’ preliminary decision, and PPRSA will be available for public review and comment for 30 days beginning March 6, 2026. Members of the public can submit ...

A researcher's keen eye and spirit of curiosity led to the discovery of a new method for cell engineering - a finding that opens doors to more ...