Colossal Biosciences, the startup that brought back the dire wolf, is now focusing on New Zealand's giant moa.

CRISPRware is a new tool scientists can use to design the best guide RNAs to edit genes in many organisms, without the need for deep bioinformatics expertise. By making gene editing more precise and ...

Unlike other large flightless birds which still retain vestigial wings, moa were completely wingless. They took about 10 years to reach maturity and laid one egg at a time. That egg was especially ...

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...

Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to ...

Creating genomes from DNA is hugely important for managing threatened species—understanding their past and how they have ...

When the scientist's bosses pulled the plug, he continued his experiments on the human/alien chimera at home, with ...

Since the mapping of the human genome in 2003, synthetic biology has reached a new milestone. British researchers are now ...

What do President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and New York City's ...

Five Big Island high school students were among the six youths who have successfully produced the first-ever draft genome ...

Growing interest in health and the exposome—a person's collective environmental exposures—is spurring new funding and research initiatives. Talha Burki reports.