On the 4th, the European Union (EU), long dubbed the “GMO (genetically modified organisms) regulatory stronghold” for its strictest standards, tentatively agreed to ease regulations on gene-edited ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence ...

The European Union has reached a preliminary deal on how to regulate gene-edited crops in a move that could ease the development of new varieties in a region long wary of biotech innovations in food.

EU lawmakers have been locked in intense negotiations for months on loosening rules on the use of new genetic technologies in ...

RNA, widely known from the COVID-19 vaccine, is not actually a "therapeutic agent," but a technology that delivers the ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

Gene-edited crops are no safer than GMOs, and fast-tracking regulatory approval could trigger a costly backlash.

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

The grantmaking organization Open Philanthropy has awarded funding for a University of California San Diego technology designed to stop the spread of malaria. The $500,000 grant to School of ...

Xenotransplantation holds promise to eliminate the shortage of organs intended for humans in need. Pigs constitute the most suitable organ xenograft donor due to the fact that their organ anatomy ...

The U.S. government is divesting from mRNA vaccines, but will other uses of the technology be spared? In a time of uncertainty, scientists worry that revolutionary treatments for cancer, immune ...