Genetic engineering
I Edited Human DNA at Home With a DIY CRISPR Kit
Genetic engineering using CRISPR from the comfort of home might seem futuristic, but you can do it right now.
Scientists Have Created the World's Smallest Organism That Moves with Genetic Engineering
Say hello to artificial bacterium syn-3, now with "swimming" powers thanks to genetic tinkering.
Scientists Used Genetic Engineering to Change How High Cocaine Got Mice In Study
Genetically-engineered gut bacteria and other treatments mediated how cocaine-injected mice responded to the drug.
The Muslim Doctor Behind the First Cocaine-laced Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant
Sometimes, what’s taboo and controversial is exactly what can save human lives.
A Genetic Dating App Is a Horrifying Thing That Shouldn’t Exist
For anyone not white, cis, or male, it’s obvious where all this is going.
Chinese Scientists Used CRISPR to Make a New Species With 'One Giant Chromosome'
For the last 20 million years, the species of yeast used to brew beer has had 16 chromosomes. Now scientists have created a new species with just one.
How Canadians Bankrolled the World's First Genetically Engineered Food Animal
Taxpayers have invested $8.2 million in the development of a rapid-growth salmon that first hit shelves last year.
This Food Scientist Wants to Save Lives With a Hypoallergenic Peanut
Hortense Dodo has pioneered a process for engineering safer peanuts that can prevent deadly reactions.
Neill Blomkamp’s Latest Short Film ‘Zygote’ Is Pure Biological Horror
The latest release from Oats Studios stars Dakota Fanning and takes place in a gritty, dangerous futuristic mining outpost.
This Documentary Wants to Teach People About GMOs, But Experts Call It Propaganda
“We’re pro-science and we’re anti-fringe,” says ‘Food Evolution’ director Scott Hamilton Kennedy—but his critics are calling him a corporate shill.