One example of public debate over the use of a genetically modified plant involves the case of Bt corn. Bt corn expresses a protein from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. Prior to construction ...

Horses possess a rare genetic peculiarity. This adaptation partly explains their exceptional endurance without compromising ...

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, ...

Pro: It could help treat a number of diseases Turning to genetic modification could be a solution for a number of genetic diseases including sickle cell anemia, muscular dystrophy and cancer.

For example, one of them we are using is from ... requiring multiple approaches to curb its transmission. Other genetic ...

Researchers successfully use a nonviral, piggyBac transposon system to introduce a transgene into cynomolgus monkeys.

We can change (or modify) crops in two key ways - selective breeding and genetic modification. A common example of genetic modification involves the transfer of the glow-in-the-dark gene from ...

Genetic engineering in non-human primates has long been limited by the need for virus-based gene delivery methods. Recently, ...

Japanese researchers used a nonviral piggyBac system to genetically modify cynomolgus monkeys, enabling more accurate disease ...

Genetic modification of livestock holds the promise to improve public health via enhanced nutrition. For thousands of years, farmers have improved livestock in order to provide for nutritious ...

Despite the potential of CRISPR playing a role to solve the citrus greening riddle, consumer perception of genetic editing ...

Genetic modification is a faster and more efficient ... GM crops could be harmful, for example toxins from the crops have been detected in some people's blood. GM crops could cause allergic ...