Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being genetically engineered for the dining table. Similar meat products could soon be sold ...

Scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research and collaborating institutions have developed a ...

A Mexico-based research centre believes it may have hit the bull’s eye when it comes to using technology to enhance crop ...

New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be ...

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is focusing on gene editing to develop wheat varieties ...

The prime editor is a fusion protein consisting of a catalytically impaired Cas9 nickase (Cas9n) and an engineered reverse transcriptase (RT). The Cas9n is guided by a prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) ...

A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new ...

Researchers from the Belgian Federal Institute Sciensano, as part of the DARWIN project, have developed a proof-of-concept ...

Sylvia Nissen receives funding as a researcher on the MBIE Endeavour-funded project ‘Whatu raranga o ngā koiora: Weaving cultural authority into gene-drives targeting wasps’. Lincoln University ...

The global cell and gene therapy market is experiencing significant expansion, driven by rising approvals and advancements in ...

Spider silk—six times tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel—has now been produced by an unexpected source. Spider silk is a biological protein fiber spun by spiders. Many of these fibers have ...