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- Jan 13
Breakthrough cancer vaccine simultaneously kills and prevents brain cancer


- Jan 12
Breakthrough protein acts as a multipurpose self-destruct system for bacteria


- Oct 10, 2022
Genetically engineered muscle tissue can treat type 2 diabetes


- Aug 2, 2022
First-ever electric nanomotor made from DNA material


- Jul 3, 2022
Scientists engineer synthetic DNA to study genes


- May 24, 2022
Gene-edited tomatoes could help millions of people with vitamin D defficiency


- Apr 26, 2022
A new era in gene editing has begun

- Mar 11, 2022
Beyond CRISPR: New DNA tools rewrite genes to fight diseases like COVID-19


- Sep 8, 2021
Artificial transgenes help scientists track genetically modified animals in the wild


- Sep 6, 2021
Getting to the core of a more nutritious apple

- Aug 27, 2021
Gene editing could render mosquitos infertile, reducing disease spread

- Aug 25, 2021
Adding Human Gene Boosts Crop Yields by 50 Percent


- Aug 12, 2021
New gene developed to make plants heat-tolerant in rising temperatures


- Jun 3, 2021
Researchers have now sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts


- Apr 30, 2021
Move over CRISPR, the retrons are coming