Manyplants we eat today are a result of genetic modifications that would never occur in nature. Scientists have long been altering the genes of food crops, to boost food production and to make crops ...

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Scientists are exploring genetically modified mosquitoes to reduce malaria transmission by altering mosquito populations at ...

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A new technique developed by researchers from Macquarie University and the California Institute of Technology described in Nature Communications on 13 August could allow scientists to more simply and ...

Humans have become very good at altering the basic building blocks of life to their advantage. Genetically modified foods are available at most grocery stores. Researchers use gene-editing tools every ...

Do gardeners need to worry about GMO seeds or plants infiltrating their gardens? Let’s take a closer look at what, if ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - Scientists said they are one step closer to bringing back the woolly mammoth with the creation of the "woolly mouse," a genetically-modified rodent with traits ...

Chicken eggs are already used to harvest helpful proteins called antibodies to protect humans from viruses such as influenza.

Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first human to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died almost two months after the procedure. Slayman, who had end-stage kidney disease, underwent ...

The protein nanoparticles could help doctors treat cancer and genetic diseases without using modified viruses, which sometimes have harmful side effects. (Nanowerk News) In a demonstration that helps ...