India's first gene-edited sheep recently turned a year old and researchers who developed it say it's doing well. Born on 16 ...

For a technology that costs millions, a collaborative approach may improve efficiency and allow the science to live up to its ...

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025 ...

A gene-edited mouse created with two male parents has now survived to reach adulthood. This is a momentous occasion for genetics, as previous attempts to create bi-paternal mice have failed for a ...

He was cast as a real-life Dr Frankenstein, a scientist whose ego had led him to tamper with human life. After more than a hundred Chinese scientists issued a statement condemning his experiment, ...

Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine. Revolutions in gene therapy are rapidly changing the landscape of modern medicine, forcing society and science alike ...

The EPA is the authority charged with regulating biosafety and genome editing. Its tasks include granting permits, conducting risk assessments, and overseeing compliance. On the other hand, the Bio ...

Illustration showing how autophagy induction increases the efficiency of precise gene editing. In normal cells, DNA breaks caused by CRISPR–Cas9 are frequently repaired through non-homologous end ...

A new gene editing tool that helps cellular machinery skip parts of genes responsible for diseases has been applied to reduce the formation of amyloid-beta plaque precursors in a mouse model of ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

The government is harnessing science and technology to significantly enhance the disease resistance of a widely cultivated Indica rice variety. Researchers from the Crop Biotechnology Center of the ...