Transgenic organisms are living beings whose genetic material has been artificially modified by introducing genes from another species. This process, known as transgenesis, allows for the transfer of ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions.

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Creation of a comprehensive genetic representation for more than 2.5 billion people across the Middle East and South Asia ...

Researchers studying disease genetics often say that their work may lead to potential treatments. Companies have invested heavily in human genetics programs to help identify new drug targets. And ...

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than all natural species do. By Carl Zimmer At the heart of all life is a code.

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function.