There may be good reasons to object to using animals as living organ factories, including welfare concerns. But the rationale behind the NIH ban that human cells could make pigs too human rests on a ...

All good things must come to an end. Sadly, Homo sapiens’ time on Earth is no exception. And someone would surely take our place as the dominant species. How could genetic engineering spell out the ...

Researchers successfully implanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human, proving that such an organ can function for ...

Over the past three decades, genetic research and breeding have greatly enhanced the meat yield of livestock and aquaculture.

This breakthrough represents a big step toward creating animal hybrids capable of growing human-compatible organs, easing the ...

Recent research has highlighted other health concerns related to cooking oils. Deep frying at high temperatures, particularly with reused oils, increases the production of toxic compounds—including ...

Key breakthrough for the return of the dodo: viable cells have been obtained and genetically modified birds have been prepared.

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

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 ...

Move over meat… scientists have engineered a fungal organism that produces protein more efficiently than conventional livestock while dramatically reducing environmental damage. Now, the new ...

A Bay Area biochemist has launched a new company to further research on gene editing on human embryos. Lucas Harrington said the research will focus on using the technology to prevent genetic disease ...