Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time.

Imagine a world where bacteria, typically feared for causing disease, are turned into powerful weapons against cancer. That’s ...

Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 ...

But the woolly mammoth is also a common target of resurrection biologists, who aim to allow ancient species to walk modern ...

To protect thousands of varieties of Mexico's prized heirloom corn, leaders vote to amend the constitution to ban the ...

Colossal Biosciences genetically engineered a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits. The milestone could inform human gene ...

Extinction is still forever. But scientists at a biotech company are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts.

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans.

A new genetically engineered tree holds promise to possibly save Florida's citrus trees from greening disease, a bacterial infection that has devastated the state's citrus industry.

Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts — genetically engineering ...

Only a relatively small number of modified mosquitoes would need to be released for the whole population to effectively become malaria resistant, says a geneticist working on the project.