Scientists have used genetic engineering to produce leather that is animal- and plastic-free, the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications says in its weekly bulletin.

The IUCN vote holds no legal weight in any nation, but it is of huge symbolic, cultural and political importance. By ...

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

No doubt the New Zealand Gene Technology Bill, currently awaiting its Second Reading, which will liberalise decisions about gene technology experiments and place them in the hands of a single ...

Fyodor Urnov, PhD, is a pioneer in the field of genome editing and one of the scientists most invested in expanding the availability and utility of CRISPR-based therapies to the broadest possible ...

Over millennia, there has been a seamless continuum of technologies for genetic modification of plants, animals, and microorganisms, with progressive improvements in precision and predictability -- a ...

Coda Genomics, a Laguna Hills, Calif., biotechnology company founded in 2005, concentrates on a thorny but little-realized challenge in biotechnology: Genetic engineering is easy. Protein manufacture ...

The positions in the table below reflect the National Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas ...

Philadelphia is known as the birthplace of the United States. It's where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were both signed, and it's home to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, two ...