A grim reminder of the risks and ethical dilemmas posed by genetic engineering was the so-called “Frankenstein” mouse with human genes inserted in its DNA.

Scientists can now make precise, specific changes in the DNA of primates using a new technology first identified in bacteria. Not only will this usher in an age where animal models for human diseases ...

Right now, genetic engineering requires access to a high tech biolab and that's keeping the technology from falling into novice hands. And only a few people know how to tinker with DNA right now.

DNA doesn’t knot under stress. A new study finds it coils into plectonemes, reshaping models of genome mechanics. For decades ...

Now that the technology has shown promise in human cells, the researchers plan to test mvGPT in animal models, and against other diseases with genetic components, including cardiovascular diseases.

They published their work in Science in 2012, but not before patenting the technology as a tool for genetic engineering.

Scientists have achieved the first DNA-free CRISPR gene editing in raspberries, reaching 19% efficiency and opening the door to faster breeding of firmer, more resilient berries — though regenerating ...

This anti-genetic engineering industry and their lobbyists are primarily responsible for the significant public apprehension towards this technology. They have been very successful generating fear ...

An artist's view of nanotubes entering plant cells. Courtesy: M Landry, UC Berkeley Carbon nanotubes can be used as tools to more easily deliver genes into plant cell nuclei and chloroplasts, say two ...