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A global health group breaks down exactly where the promise lies in using genetically modified mosquitoes to eliminate ...

More research into crop variety development is using gene editing. Canada’s regulatory approach to gene editing will help ...

Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

A new study has uncovered evidence suggesting that a person’s inherited predisposition for higher levels of the tau protein ...

Earlier this year, researchers at CHOP and Penn created a first-of-its-kind drug customized to a unique genetic mutation to save an infant named Baby KJ from dying of a rare liver disorder. KJ Muldoon ...

Scientists are studying Death Valley's Tidestromia oblongifolia, a desert plant thriving above 45°C, to develop ...

Insects that feed on starch can find veritable feasts in corn, pea, and bean crops or warehouses. It is no coincidence that the ancestors of these commercial plants developed α-amylase inhibitor ...

The modern era of biobased innovation was catalyzed by policy action. In 1999, President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order ...