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Can we genetically improve humans using George Church’s famous list?

Columnist Michael Le Page delves into a catalogue of hundreds of potentially beneficial gene mutations and variants that is ...
University of California, Davis

Grant to Expand Self-Cloning Crop Technology for Indian Farmers

Venkatesan Sundaresan, a Distinguished Professor of plant biology and plant sciences at the University of California, Davis, ...

Unusual RNA caps reveal previously unknown mechanism of genetic transcription

Scientists at IOCB Prague are uncovering new details of gene transcription. They have identified a previously unknown ...
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'Dr. Frankenstein' speaks about genetic editing of babies: "I am the most important scientist on the planet. They are preparing an attack against me"

Chinese scientist He Jiankui spent three years in prison after 'creating' three genetically edited babies. Back in the ...
Nature

Genetically engineered ‘stinkweed’ comes up roses for making seed oil

Field pennycress could become a valuable winter crop, with benefits for both carbon storage and farm profitability.

Cutting DNA, Cutting Edge: Companies Using CRISPR and Other Gene Editing Technologies to Rewrite the Future of Industry and Medicine

DENVER, Jan. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CRISPR gene-editing, and related genome engineering technologies, are reshaping industries from medicine to materials, with breakthroughs in treating genetic ...