Nagoya University researchers discovered a gene that actively suppresses food-odor detection in roundworms after reproduction ...

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also threatens to reduce the amount of genetic diversity—or variation—within species ...

Biotechnology has been used to improve crop performance for decades and growers have become familiar with how it works and ...

The rollout of a type of genetic technology called a gene drive for tackling malaria could be edging closer after a lab study ...

Using groundbreaking genetic technology, scientists are attempting the impossible: bringing extinct animals back to life. But what are the risks and rewards of resurrecting long-lost ...

NC State scientists created a statistical framework that dramatically improves fine-mapping in livestock, where relatedness ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...

CRISPR is one of the most revolutionary technologies of the modern era, and now it's being used to bring back long-lost genes ...

Researchers are moving DNA information from past species to living ones. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox ...