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Are fortified foods same as Genetically Modified (GM) foods? I bumped into this discussion the other day at a forum and it was interesting to read the contributions from the different participants.
The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...
H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...
Aggression is a complex behavior dependent on numerous factors such as personal experiences, upbringing, social context, personality and genetics. Florian Reichmann and his team at the Med Uni Graz ...
In a stunning new study, geneticists in Japan have revealed how injecting a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal gene into mice has ...
The discovery of SRCs is not just a new therapy. It is a new way of thinking about life itself. Stronger stem cells mean ...
It’s time to step up the opposition to designer babies, says Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society ...
Scientists with the NIH-backed SMaHT Network are mapping every DNA mutation in the human body, creating a groundbreaking ...
The Synthetic Human Genome Project is working to build synthetic human DNA but who is asking how this science will impact ...
Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.
Experts share their insights with The i Paper as the UK becomes home to the first major project looking to write human DNA from scratch ...
Project to create artificial human DNA from scratch sparks fears modified humans will be made 26 June 2025, 15:09 A project to create artificial human DNA from scratch is in the works. Picture: ...