Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid in the ...

From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

Indigenous leaders say Free, Prior, and Informed Consent must guide decisions about synthetic conservation technologies on ...

Naked mole-rats seem to have found nature’s cheat code for longevity. Scientists discovered that small tweaks in one of their ...

A man who lived with a genetically modified pig kidney for a record 271 days had the organ removed and will return to ...

Later this week, a group you have probably never heard of will weigh in on an almost existential question. How far should we go to save a species from extinction? At issue is the use of something ...

UCSF scientists reveal how the KLF15 protein converts white fat into brown fat that burns energy, offering new hope for ...

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change.

Humans can genetically modify plants and animals to be more resilient to climate change and disease. But the scientific community is divided about whether the tool should be put to use in nature.

Tim Andrews was the fourth patient in the United States to receive a pig kidney transplant. He will now return to dialysis ...

A groundbreaking medical milestone was achieved with the first successful transplantation of a genetically engineered pig ...