Dodoma. The Tanzanian government has unveiled a bold strategy to safeguard citizens’ genetic data, backed by a Sh3.5 billion investment in advanced equipment and an annual allocation exceeding Sh1.1 ...

The inaugural Genetic Agency Technology Conference (GATC) on November 11th, 2025 will convene technical thought leaders, gene therapy developers, patients, their families, and patient advocates across ...

The famous and rightly revered genetic technology CRISPR made headlines recently for saving a baby from a rare genetic condition. CRISPR is considered the front line of gene tech, and it’s already on ...

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 ...

While some scientists argue that agricultural gene editing regulations are overly restrictive, a new paper from the University of Adelaide emphasises the importance of clear regulations to ensure new ...

A gene called SDR42E1 has been identified as a key player in how our bodies absorb and process vitamin D. Researchers found that disabling this gene in colorectal cancer cells not only crippled their ...

Advanced biotechnology repurposes two bacterial immune systems to correct large stretches of DNA. Human cells that have been edited with the new retron-based gene editing technology. Orange dots mark ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Investigative genetic genealogy, which is a relatively new forensic tool, is now being considered in the search for answers in the Nancy Guthrie case. Big picture view ...

Scientists at Rothamsted Research have successfully developed wheat with dramatically reduced levels of asparagine, without affecting yield, using gene editing techniques, offering a promising route ...

Why personalized gene editing, genetic resurrections and embryo scoring made our list. Earlier this week, MIT Technology Review published its annual list of Ten Breakthrough Technologies. As always, ...

Each year, 263 million people get malaria. But from the parasite's perspective, infecting humans is harder than you might think, and requires completing an epic journey within the tiny body of a ...