A team led by scientists at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Broad Institute of MIT and ...

Scientists have discovered a way to make gene editing safer and more precise — and it's an advance that could help bolster ...

Genetic regulation of glucose homeostasis is central to the maintenance of human health and the prevention of metabolic disorders such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recent advances in molecular ...

Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...

In a development that could help protect one of the world's most beloved agricultural commodities, a research team at Penn ...

1. Amichai Berman (School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at Tel Aviv University), the PhD student leading the research. Researchers: “Genetic editing in crop plants is a complex process. Our ...

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

Sylvia Nissen receives funding as a researcher on the MBIE Endeavour-funded project ‘Whatu raranga o ngā koiora: Weaving cultural authority into gene-drives targeting wasps’. Lincoln University ...

Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being genetically engineered for the dining table. Similar meat products could soon be sold ...

The nucleus accumbens plays a pivotal role in motivational behavior and sleep regulation, modulated by adenosine A 2A receptors (A 2A R). Hence, selective A 2A R regulation within this brain region ...

A Mexico-based research centre believes it may have hit the bull’s eye when it comes to using technology to enhance crop resilience. The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is ...