A new study is set to investigate how plants can accelerate their own evolution through a process of "natural genetic engineering." This groundbreaking research will focus on Lateral Gene Transfer ...

Genetic engineering, also known as genetic modification, is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to ...

Editing genes in sperm, eggs and embryos is currently banned in the United States. The current effort by Preventive, a ...

In science fiction cinema, few films have delved as deeply into the ethical and philosophical implications of genetic engineering as "Gattaca." Released in 1997 and directed by Andrew Niccol, the ...