Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the ...

An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...

In a demonstration that could help pave the way for gene therapies with fewer side effects, several human cell types have ...

"Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish ...

Over millennia, there has been a seamless continuum of technologies for genetic modification of plants, animals, and microorganisms, with progressive improvements in precision and predictability – a ...

Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, the University Medical Center Göttingen, and the Max Planck Institute for ...

To create broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, your great-great-grandpappy relied on random genetic mixing between two parent ...

A farmer sprays his cornfield in Hills, Iowa June 16, 2008. Conditions worsened for corn and soybean crops in the Midwest last week as already water-soaked regions were hit with more rain and flooding ...

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 minor ...