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Pink Pineapple: 'Pinkglow,' A Genetic Marvel or Marketing Gimmick?

TECH & INNOVATION 05.28.2024 06:00 AM

Discover 'Pinkglow,' the pink pineapple. Is it a genetic marvel or just a marketing gimmick? Uncover the science and the story behind this unique fruit. Read more!

Synthetic Plagues: Genetically Engineered Pathogens Could Be the Future of Warfare

01.10.2024 01:46 AM

Experts explored the potential for engineered pathogens to become the instruments of warfare in the future. Check this article to find out more.

Genetically Engineered E. Coli Bacteria Could Produce Medicines and Treat Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases [Study]

08.05.2022 03:43 AM

Scientists modified E. Coli bacteria using genetic engineering. Continue reading to find out the potential application of the modified bacteria in the field of medicine and health.

Genetically Modified Crops: Nanocarrier Spray Helps Achieve Better Plants

02.24.2022 14:00 PM

A new approach has been employed and applied to produce better crops. Discover the role of genetic engineering through nanocarrier spray in achieving an improved quality of plants in excessively large fields in an easy manner.

Daddy Long Legs Genetically Engineered to Get Shorter Legs! Here's How Experts Tinkered With These Harvestmen's Genetics

08.11.2021 08:11 AM

Genetically altering the spiders' lengthy gams might reveal the mysteries of how they grow them in the first place.

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes in Florida Keys: What Can These Insects Do?

04.17.2021 21:54 PM

The EPA approved Oxitec’s mosquitoes for release this spring. They said GM mosquitoes are successful in reducing disease spread.

PAC-MAN vs COVID-19 - Scientists Are Developing Gene-Targeting Technology to Beat the Virus

06.08.2020 08:42 AM

Scientists collaborate using a cell delivery system and an enzyme structure called PAC-MAN, hoping to beat coronavirus.

Gene Editing Tool was Modified to Improve Therapies for HIV

11.15.2019 06:30 AM

Researches have found a way to create a cheap and fast gene-editing tool that can help improve the therapies for HIV and other blood-related diseases.

Genetic Editing May Save HIV Patients

07.12.2019 11:09 AM

HIV patients are now offered a new way to get rid of the virus from their body and genetic editing might be the best thing that will save their lives.

Scientists Put Redesigned DNA in E. Coli

05.23.2019 08:49 AM

A group of scientists from Cambridge University has created the first living organism with a fully synthetic and radically altered DNA code.

Six of the 11 Rhesus Monkeys Successfully Implanted with Human Brain Genes Have Died

05.13.2019 07:18 AM

The death of six of the 11 Rhesus monkeys has once again raised some familiar ethical questions. (Photo : Pixabay on Pexels) A month ago, scientists from the Chinese Kunming Institute of Zoology in China were successful in implanting MCPH1 or Microcephalin into the existing genes of 11 rhesus monkeys.

Gene-editing Trials Have Begun in the US

04.18.2019 16:55 PM

The first US clinical trials using Crispr-edited cells have started. Crispr is a revolutionary gene-editing tool that can cut DNA with great precision, allowing genes to be turned off, new genes added or their functions changed.

11 Rhesus Monkeys were Genetically Engineered to Have Human Brain Genes

04.13.2019 14:36 PM

A group of Chinese scientists has implanted human brain genes into 11 rhesus monkeys. (Photo : thor Razan Ahmed)Rhesus Monkey Genetic engineering, being a direct manipulation of a living organism's genes, have advanced as it has faced many ethical issues.

Scientists Attempt to Make Monkeys Smarter by Adding a Human Gene

04.12.2019 07:53 AM

Chinese scientists have inserted a human brain gene to make monkeys smarter and adapt human-like traits.

Should Technology Be Used to Extend the Human Lifespan?

03.28.2019 08:49 AM

Technology may be able to ‘hack’ human mortality. In light of rapid gains in gene editing, nanotechnology, and robotics, some futurists expect this generation's biohackers to double their life spans.

Experts Call for a Ban on Genetic Editing

03.16.2019 15:44 PM

Ethical ban on genetic tampering Months after a Chinese scientist stunned the world with the announcement that he had genetically altered embryos that resulted in full-term twin girls, genetics experts and ethicists are now calling for a partial ban on the use of a gene-editing technology that can be used to make modified humans.

Astonishing Red-Eyed Mutant Jewel Wasps Created By Scientists Through CRISPR Gene-Slicing Technology

04.21.2017 12:15 PM

The said experiment is intended to find out whether CRISPR gene-slicing technology could be used in small organisms.

CRISPR: Gene Editing May Help In Creating Disease-Free DNA

04.11.2017 06:15 AM

Scientists believe repairing faulty DNA may result in disease-free genes. The fiction of 'Superbaby' may turn out to be real.

Your DNA May Soon Store Full Length Movie, Game

03.03.2017 09:42 AM

A new coding technique maximizes DNA's data storage capacity. Researchers successfully store a Computer Operating System and Short Movie in DNA.

Science Of Cloning: The Facts You Need To Know

03.03.2017 04:26 AM

Cloning is the process of producing identical copy of a living being by replicating its genetic information. More than creation it is perceived as re-creation of an already existing biological entity.

Gene Edited 'Designer Babies' May Be The Solution Of Diseases In Future

02.15.2017 04:30 AM

Under strict regulations, human genome editing may be endorsed by the government to curb the diseases. Designer babies may be termed unethical by some but gene editing holds the answers to many health problems.

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