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A Chinese researcher has sparked controversy after claiming to have used gene-editing technology known as CRISPR to help make the world’s first genetically modified babies.

Recently, “the London patient” became the second person in history to be cured of HIV. Now, “the Düsseldorf patient” appears to be the third, with the possibility of more on the way.

Love dogs? So does science.

But there’s a catch.

Granted, genetic manipulation has been a dream for decades. Here’s what is different now.

The Chinese government announced it will be genetic testing potential Olympic athletes for the 2022 Games. What could possibly go wrong?

Scientists in Japan have genetically modified chickens to lay eggs containing an extremely valuable protein that helps treat cancer, hepatitis and multiple sclerosis in humans. The cost of one of […]

Our bodies may fight Cas9 proteins.

Genetic editing in people gathers steam.

The most valuable college majors will prepare students for a world right out a science fiction novel.

Researchers use a cutting-edge technique to restore activity to the fragile X syndrome gene.

Scientists are investigating whether it’s possible to give modern elephants an ancient boost by reviving woolly mammoth DNA—all to curb climate change.

You may not recognize the names, but these seven scientists have improved the lives of people the world over.

Experts caution about the dangers of the current technological revolution at the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

His book warns us of the dangers of mass media, passivity, and how even an intelligent population can be driven to gladly choose dictatorship over freedom.

Jennifer Doudna, the CRISPR co-creator, says that the genie of genetic engineering might be hard to put back in the bottle.

Has CRISPR co-creator Jennifer Doudna invented the Pandora’s Box of genetic engineering, or can CRISPR be used for the forces of good?

Researchers succeed in deleting key genes from ants, significantly modifying their behavior.

Humans already know how to manipulate animal genomes through selective breeding, but there has been no appetite to try on humans what is the norm for dogs. That’s a good thing, says Dawkins.

In case you haven’t already heard of CRISPR-Cas9, it is the revolutionary gene-editing technology, discovered just a few years ago, that allows scientists to edit the DNA of any species […]

Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 to clone virus-free piglets as organ donors for humans.

Here are some of the most impactful scientific achievements in a year full of discoveries.

The first in-body gene-editing experiment has just begun.

Gene editing tool CRISPR could soon be lifting a page straight out of a Michael Crichton novel.

U.S. scientists have successfully repaired DNA in a human embryo for the first time.

We can “read” genes with ease now, but still can’t say what most of them “mean.” To show why we need clearer “causology” and fitter metaphors, let’s scrutinize cars and their parts like we do bodies and genes.

One of CRISPR-cas9’s inventors has just announced the arrival of an inexpensive, portable diagnostic tool: SHERLOCK.

First, let me tell you how smart I am. So smart. My fifth-grade teacher said I was gifted in mathematics and, looking back, I have to admit that she was […]

“The human skin is a promising conduit for genetic engineering, as it is the largest and most accessible organ.”  

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Geneticist Jennifer Doudna on the profound implications of her CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology for the future of humanity.