The rise of gene-edited embryos has raised a myriad of ethical questions. It involves altering DNA to prevent disease or even to choose specific traits using a method known as CRISPR. In 2018, Chinese ...

Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are ...

The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing ...

The government’s long-promised Gene Technology Bill, which aims to reform laws around genetic modification, has run into a ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed a genetic editing method tailored to crop plants, which has influenced various traits in tomato plants, including the taste and shape of the fruit.

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 ...

Genetic regulation of glucose homeostasis is central to the maintenance of human health and the prevention of metabolic disorders such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recent advances in molecular ...

Malaria remains one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Each year malaria infections result in hundreds of thousands of deaths, with the majority of fatalities occurring in children under five. The ...