Scientists are preparing to release genetically modified "NovoFly" insects in Panama to combat the flesh-eating New World screwworm, a parasite threatening livestock across North and Central America.

An understanding of the origin and dynamics of heritable genetic variation within classical animal breeding programs is needed to provide the context for understanding the contributions and concerns ...

Would you get a one-time genetic modification such that you'd never have to take a GLP-1 drug for weight loss ever again? Reading time 3 minutes The popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy as diabetes and ...

Microorganisms are increasingly being engineered to manufacture valuable compounds ranging from medicines and food ...

Several round plastic containers rest on a surface, and each contains a small, striped frog. Juvenile Australian southern corroboree frogs at the University of Melbourne laboratories Credit: Tiffany ...

Brazil is dealing with one of its worst dengue fever outbreaks in years, and scientists are trying something unusual to bring the numbers down. Instead of just relying on vaccines and mosquito spray, ...

For five years, a farmer in Brazil disregarded biosafety measures and advanced into areas that prevented contamination of native cotton. In May 2024, Embrapa, which owns patents for genetically ...

Out of these eight strains of mice, only the CAST mouse was susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, including beta, omicron and delta variants. The eight strains include A/J, B6J, CAST, 129S1, NSG, NZO, PWK, and ...

At the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)—Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), biologist Jessie Vandierendonck has been investigating new, alternative treatments to combat bacterial infections ...

Bruce Beehler is a naturalist and author of 14 books, including the forthcoming “Flight of the Godwit.” This fall, I went hiking on Sugarloaf Mountain, about 30 miles northwest of the District.

Genetic defects are exceedingly common, which is not surprising considering just how many cells make up our bodies, including our reproductive cells. While most of these defects have no or only minor ...

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