Researchers successfully implanted a genetically modified pig liver into a human, proving that such an organ can function for ...

What makes the perfect human? Immaculate features? Indomitable Intelligence? Incomparable wit? Or irresistible charm? What if ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

On 4 December, EU negotiators reached an agreement to deregulate plants engineered with new genomic techniques. In this op-ed ...

Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs.

Oxitec Australia — a partnership between Oxitec Ltd and the CSIRO — has withdrawn its licence application to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Queensland. The organisation planned to ...

A sufficient majority is emerging among EU countries in favour of allowing some genetically modified food to be sold in supermarkets without special labelling in the future. Enough EU countries ...

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 ...

"Why do albino animals have red eyes?" Producer Felix Poon went looking for the answers. This has been lightly edited for clarity.

Xenotransplantation, involving organ transplants between species, offers a potential solution to the shortage of human donor organs. Advances in genetic ...

In a landmark case reported in the Journal of Hepatology, Chinese surgeons have shown that a genetically modified pig liver ...

Genetically-modified food continues to garner controversy, but scientists believe it is a frontier that must be explored.