genetic modification

Standing at the cornerstone of genetic research, Cre-loxP recombination serves as molecular scissors for precisely manipulating the genome.

The Cre-lox recombination method orchestrates remarkable genetic manipulations that remain a gold standard for transgenic mice.

Gene reactivation restored hearing after loss in mice, but the timing of intervention is key.

Animal cells cannot produce 9 of the 20 amino acids they need to function. Some researchers are looking to change that.

People with more carboxylic acids in their body odor are more attractive to mosquitoes, a study finds.

The molecular biologist studies how chemical modifications to RNA building blocks change the way RNA regulates complex cellular processes.

The procedure, performed last Friday, is a milestone in a long effort to boost the number of organs available for safe transplantation.

The achievement bolsters hopes that nonhuman animals could be used to remedy the shortage of transplantable organs.

Researchers found more than 800 sites in the genome where the twins bore the same chemical tags.

After years of push back, the first batch of Oxitec’s engineered mosquitoes, designed to reduce population numbers, have been released in the Keys.

The decision, which concerns the removal of a sugar molecule on the surface of cells in a line of domestic pigs, marks the first time an approval has been granted for both purposes simultaneously.

The FDA recently cleared the way for marketing of the genetically modified product. Texas A&M’s Keerti Rathore speaks with The Scientist about why and how it was developed.

The unapproved crop is resistant to glyphosate in the weedkiller Roundup, but doesn’t seem to have entered the food supply.

Adenine editing enzymes have been adapted for use in plants.

More than one-fifth of individuals treated with the genetically modified virus survived at least three years.

Researchers use base-editing to swap out an erroneous nucleotide responsible for a potentially life-threatening blood disorder.

Maize enthusiast Jason Karl aims to continue breaking his own records for the tallest corn plants ever grown.

A sequencing blitz on the tomato genome reveals the genes that contribute most to tastiness.

Officials postpone the launch of an experimental program aimed at reducing local mosquito populations with genetically modified insects.