Canada has strict laws around genetic modification and editing, and altering genes in a way that could be passed on to future generations is a criminal offence under the Assisted Human ...

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only min… ...

Genetic modification key to controlling rat population? Kevin Connor Published Feb 03, 2019 • 2 minute read Join the conversation ...

A University of Manitoba (U of M) entomology professor says eradicating the species of mosquitoes that carries the Zika virus could be good for humans.

Re: “Genetic modification is old news,” letter, Aug. 13; “All of us are genetically modified organisms,” letter, Aug. 14. I am deeply concerned about the level of misunderstanding ...

Critics say that genetic modification is a backward solution, one that papers over the problems of industrial food production.

Three parents and one healthy baby. Britain's move to become the first country to allow mitochondrial DNA donation techniques to be used in IVF treatment, is being applauded as a way to avoid ...

Scientists are learning to turn the genetics of insect pests against themselves, altering the genome of familiar foes in ways that give farmers and doctors new ways to fight them.

Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the brain, paving the way for stimulation therapies without implants or genetic modification, MIT ...

Scientists have achieved the first DNA-free CRISPR gene editing in raspberries, reaching 19% efficiency and opening the door to faster breeding of firmer, more resilient berries — though regenerating ...