Key players include Beam Therapeutics, Twist Bioscience, Sangamo, Editas Medicine and Tessera Therapeutics. Profiles cover gene-writing technologies, products, applications, trends and ...

A team of scientists created a new gene-editing tool that they claim is more accurate than the industry standard, CRISPR. Researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia, developed what is called ...

Researchers have created a material that manufactures the proteins responsible for cell movement, without needing intact ...

A molecular tracking technology called DNA Typewriter can record the cellular lineage of a mouse embryo, from a single cell to over a million.

Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web browser and camera, among many other devices. The same is now possible in gene ...

Cutting-edge DNA mapping technology identified new genetic information that can help researchers decipher more genetic diseases, a new study found. The research will be presented at the Pediatric ...

Genetic modification of our food supply has been commonplace for decades, but some have feared that it would bring us to the ...

A new analysis finds India hosts the world's third-largest DNA synthesis industry but imposes no mandatory screening of ...

In 1976, the prospect of genetic engineering research in local laboratories set off a historic debate among scientists and concerned citizens.

Fifty years ago today, scientists met to set safety limits on the new field of genetic engineering. This week researchers meet again to discuss big questions as biotechnology grows more powerful.

Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To address these challenges, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) ...