Students from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, enjoyed gold medal success at last year’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition with their ‘Nanobuddy’ project to ...

The UK is driving pioneering malaria research in areas including genetic engineering, vaccines, and medicines. In Tanzania, the scientists involved tell Nick Ferris why research to tackle the disease ...

In a vote Tuesday, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) approved further exploration of the use of genetic engineering tools to aid in the preservation of animal species and other ...

The modification of the genetic makeup of cells. Genetic engineering modifies the DNA in cells to alter their behavior. In 1953, the discovery of the DNA double helix, technically deoxyribonucleic ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...

Colossal Biosciences has announced it is in the genome-editing phase of its plan to resurrect the bluebuck, a South African antelope hunted to extinction around 1800. Using DNA from a museum specimen ...