A new CRISPR approach can control genes without cutting DNA, opening a safer path for treating genetic diseases. A newly developed form of CRISPR at UNSW Sydney points to a safer way of treating ...

The EU has agreed allow certain foods altered using genetic engineering techniques to be sold without special labeling under a new framework. The rules distinguish between NGTs and GMOs. Negotiators ...

For thousands of years, humans have sought to improve their plants to ensure they have safe and nutritious sources of food. It started out with the simple act of selecting the strongest, most ...

Crops tailor-made using new gene-splicing techniques should face fewer regulations than genetically modified organisms, EU negotiators agreed Thursday. Critics are calling it a GMO rebrand; proponents ...

Taking drops of a medical dye is trending in wellness and biohacking circles. Some influencers claim it boosts longevity and brain health. Scientists say the hype has gotten ahead of the research.

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival.

When roundworms stop reproducing, they can still move and function normally but lose their ability to detect certain food ...

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Putin in the Kremlin on a revised Ukraine peace plan but left without a deal. 'This is exactly what Ukraine expected' says FRANCE 24's correspondent ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...