New York researchers took healthy human embryos and successfully modified their genetic code by focusing on a single letter.

The breakthrough could one day allow doctors to repair disease-causing mutations in embryos.

Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the so-called OTOF gene. It plays a central role in transmitting sound signals ...

A GENETICALLY modified worm could deliver essential treatment inside your body for IBS or diabetes, research has suggested.

It could be a saviour against disease, and a horrible weapon against humanity. There are no simple issues here. It’s a tough issue, and it just gets tougher. Genome editing (aka genome engineering) is ...

Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the so-called OTOF gene. It plays a central role in transmitting sound signals ...

Would you get a one-time genetic modification such that you'd never have to take a GLP-1 drug for weight loss ever again? Reading time 3 minutes The popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy as diabetes and ...

A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published ...

Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical regions around the ...

An important new study in the Journal of Hepatology, published by Elsevier, reports the world's first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. The ...