Genetic Engineering

Regeneron begins phase III trials of REGN-COV2; here's how antibody cocktail can help COVID-19 patients

Currently, the antibody cocktail, developed by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Regeneron, is in the phase 2 treatment trials stage

Coronavirus not man-made but a product of natural evolution, suggests a new study

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can cause illnesses ranging widely in severity.

First CRISPR gene editing trial in cancer patients points to safety of technique in medical treatments

The CRISPR-modified immune cells fit right into each patient’s immune system, and found in their blood nine months later.

Computer-generated, edited genome used to make first synthetic life form — bacteria

580 of the 680 artificial genes engineered in the synthetic genome functioned normally.

Can genetically engineered trees help save the world's disappearing forests?

GM forest trees could counter threats to forest health, bringing in a new frontier in biotechnology.

World's first CRISPR gene-edited babies claimed by Chinese researcher as success

Society will decide what to do next in terms of allowing or forbidding such science: Researcher.

Wheat genome and its many mysteries decoded two decades after the human genome

Surprisingly, the wheat genome is, by far, the most complex genome to ever be sequenced.

Gene editing experts discuss whether controversy is rushing the still-young technology

Good science isn't just knowledge in a vacuum: context & consequence are vitally-important: Researcher.

Lab-grown meat gets support, plans for regulation from American authorities

Reduce both suffering & emissions, lab-grown meat is seen as a sustainable way to farm protein.

CRISPR gene editing technology patents from MIT and Harvard upheld by US Court

Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna & Vienna’s Emmanuelle Charpentier were first to file a patent in 2012.