The risks and rewards of genetic engineering, animated
Pioneering biologist David Baltimore on the ethical quandary of engineering 'cures'
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A new study shows that some are 'immune' to CRISPR. What does it mean for biology's breakthrough editor?
It's complicated, and the road from lab to clinic is long
Evolutionary Biology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
3 peer comments
Why I'm quitting GMO research
Constantly confronting people who think my research will harm them is profoundly distressing
Genomics
University of Alberta
3 peer comments
Earth's weirdest creatures are genetic treasure chests
From the axolotl's regenerating limbs to naked mole rat cancer resistance, new sequencing is uncovering new possibilities
Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1 peer comment
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What ancient corn farmers can teach us about engineering crops for climate change
In the era of GMO crops, farmers can learn old lessons of diversity
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Marine Geology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Lab-grown leather and spider silk are the future of your wardrobe
Burgeoning startups are hacking cells to create 'unnatural' and 'smart' clothing
Marine Chemical Biology
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
1 peer comment
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The Mother's Curse: how a French king’s legacy revealed a loophole in evolution
New research with roots in colonial Canada suggests new wrinkles in ideas of evolution
Genomics
University of Alberta
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CAR-T could revolutionize cancer treatment. It can also be fatal
Nearly 70 years after the invention of chemotherapy, new treatments still come with dangerous risks
Chemical Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
Dear Harvard, Berkeley, and MIT: don't patent CRISPR
Everyone should benefit from this once-in-a-lifetime discovery
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Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
The next revolution in food is being held up by regulation
The FDA's slow processes are keeping safe, environmentally friendly products off the shelves
Cell Biology
New Harvest
Why GMO labeling laws won't help US consumers make better decisions
It's not if your food was modified that matters. It's how
Molecular Biology
National Louis University
This biologist believes we should embrace human gene editing
It could free millions from preventable, predetermined suffering
Genomics
University of Alberta
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Feeding the world as the climate changes will depend on genetic engineering
CRISPR and other tech could help us produce more food, but only if we drop the GMO stigma
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Molecular Biology
Princeton University
How CRISPR proteins work together to capture foreign DNA
A biologist writes the CRISPR explainer you've been looking for
Evolutionary Biology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
3D-printed organs could help us heal faster and live longer
Researchers made waves last year by successfully implanting new jaws in rats
Cell Biology
New Harvest
Why 'designer babies' won't be here anytime soon
Human embryos are uniquely resistant to inserting foreign DNA via CRISPR
Chemical Cancer Biology
University of Toronto
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Genomics
University of Alberta
The breakthrough behind those 'pure blue' chrysanthemums was pure luck
Sometimes, the most delightful findings are the most unexpected
Molecular Biology
National Louis University
Diabetes is a much stranger disease than I realized
We don't really know what causes diabetes, but it involves these misshapen proteins infecting each other
Biochemistry
Carnegie Mellon University
How scientists use light to manipulate cells with the flick of a switch
Optogenetics lets us probe the inner workings of cells with unprecedented precision
Molecular Biology
Princeton University