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

Humans have selectively bred animals and crops since the beginning of agriculture, but advances in biotechnology have provided genetic tools to select specific traits. First applied to animals in the ...

The goal of gene therapy is to permanently cure hereditary diseases. One of the most promising technologies for this is the ...

The prime editor is a fusion protein consisting of a catalytically impaired Cas9 nickase (Cas9n) and an engineered reverse transcriptase (RT). The Cas9n is guided by a prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA) ...

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are ...

The government’s long-promised Gene Technology Bill, which aims to reform laws around genetic modification, has run into a major roadblock. NZ First is refusing to support the bill in its current form ...

Genetic regulation of glucose homeostasis is central to the maintenance of human health and the prevention of metabolic disorders such as type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Recent advances in molecular ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...