The term “genetic modification,” sometimes called “genetic engineering,” typically refers to when DNA is modified directly, on the molecular level. But that definition is pretty slippery.

Biology and genetics are terribly, terribly complex. To begin with, you are a lot more than just you. There are roughly ten times as many bacteria cells in the human body as there are human cells ...

It is the beginning of inheritable genetic modification in humans. Should we object to this? On what grounds? It is, after all, the logical next step.

That could leave many genetically modified crops unregulated — a worry for those who fear environmental and safety risks or who believe that government vetting is key for broad public acceptance.

Is human genetic modification simply a taboo for the present, or a moral quandary that spans changes in culture and time, asks Stephanie Saulter, author of the new novel "Gemsigns." ...

Nature News published an article last week about a group of scientists who attempted to modify genetic code of a human embryo. The team used a tool called CRISPR that’s the current darling of ...

GM Freeze, an umbrella group of charities and other organisations seeking to highlight concerns about the impact of genetic modification, argues that not enough is known about gene editing.