Because of existing UN conventions and protocols, according to environmental law experts, a moratorium would have limited practical impact. For that reason, this debate feels like an era-defining ...
Scientists are hoping to use genetic engineering to reduce the transmission of Lyme disease. The scientists' target is not ...
Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...
In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.
The return of the long-extinct wooly mammoth or dodo bird may sound like a storyline straight out of science fiction. It’s not. Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ...
Recent studies clarify that Lyme disease is transmitted by ticks, with genetic differences affecting immune response, not ...
Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...
In the 22nd century, manipulation of the human genome became commonplace. Techniques of genetic engineering advanced to the point where the rich could custom-build fetuses that grew into stronger, ...