Chinese researchers have mapped an enormous collection of unknown microbes hidden inside the animals ...

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

This breakthrough represents a big step toward creating animal hybrids capable of growing human-compatible organs, easing the ...

A biotech company says it has bred three animals with key physical features of the dire wolf — a species that has been extinct for more than 12,000 years. Colossal Biosciences says it used novel ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - A new study that examined animal species with a cancer resistance gene could provide help for human cancer research. Scientists have long been intrigued by Peto’s Paradox, which ...

Humans have become very good at altering the basic building blocks of life to their advantage. Genetically modified foods are available at most grocery stores. Researchers use gene-editing tools every ...

At a meeting of top conservation groups this week, a bioethics question took center stage: Should scientists be allowed to tinker with the genes of wild plants and animals? The tentative consensus so ...

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step ...

One such innovation is now being trialled in Spain by Corteva, a global agricultural technology company. Corteva’s ...