Researchers have gained new insights into the genetic basis of rye reproduction. They have demonstrated how plants recombine ...

Chloroplasts—the "light power plants" of plant cells—are increasingly the focus of synthetic biology. These organelles house ...

diSArm clinical trial is that our phages injected intravenously can home in to the site of infection, penetrate biofilms, infect, and lyse S. aureus. Many deaths post flu, and most likely also ...

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

Transferring one species to another is how to create genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. This creates something not ...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need to rapidly develop, produce and distribute large quantities of new vaccines. A team of researchers at Purdue University and Merck & Co. Inc.

Traditional breeding and genetic modification methods have struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of plant viruses. CRISPR/Cas systems, originally derived from bacterial immune responses, ...

Depending on the setting, the ability of a crucial bacterium in biotechnology – Agrobacterium tumefaciens – to transfer its ...

The world’s largest network of environmental groups approved the exploration of genetic engineering tools to aid the ...

The Cutting Edge of Industry: Applications of Genetic Engineering delves into the transformative role of genetic engineering across industries. It outlines the fundamental techniques and tools of ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma’s laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable, paper-based biosensor for identifying genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean. The GM ...