Genetic Engineering

How ancient tomato genes created the potatoes we eat today

Scientists reveal that your favorite potato dishes owe their existence to an ancient hybridization between tomatoes and potato-like plants.

Scientists edit mitochondrial DNA to reverse genetic diseases which often have no cure Joshua Shavit

Major breakthrough could transform the look, size and flavor of tomatoes and other fruits Mac Oliveau

5D memory crystal can store the entire human genome for billions of years Joshua Shavit

Genes can now be studied by bending DNA strands with light Joshua Shavit

Scientists recreate mouse from reprogrammed stem cells Rebecca Shavit

Compact “gene scissor” revolutionizes genetic engineering and editing Rebecca Shavit

Scientists store the entire human genome on a 5D memory crystal that lasts billions of years Joshua Shavit

Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment: Turning Cancer Cells into Self-Destructing Trojan Horses Joshua Shavit

A single gene transfer could significantly extend human life Joseph Shavit

Groundbreaking experiment reveals how life on Earth may have started Joshua Shavit

Elephant stem cells created in a lab trumpet the return of the woolly mammoth Joshua Shavit

Scientists genetically engineer the world’s first monkey with two different sets of DNA Joshua Shavit

Artificial Life: Scientists create first-ever man-made chromosome Joseph Shavit

Saving lost species: Scientists are resurrecting the extinct Tasmanian Tiger Joseph Shavit

New discoveries in synthetic DNA could lead to modified genes and new biofuels Joseph Shavit

First ever computer reconstructs a virus in its biological entirety Joseph Shavit