Genetic Engineering

Knowing more about how sound-detecting cells known as hair cells develop will help scientists figure out ways to replace hair cells that are damaged

New research of MIT's Research Enterprise in Singapore's IRG, DiSTAP, revolutionizes the creation of genetic material, enabling drastically accelerated development of key microbial factories for urban farming in Singapore

Current gene-editing tools rely on cutting DNA, but those cuts can lead to errors

Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture, and plant-based meat substitutes

The practice of altering foods genetically, through the introduction of a gene from a different organism, has courted controversy from the get-go

An evolutionary function in wild tomato plants could be used by modern plant breeders to create pest-resistant tomatoes

The battle to save the citrus industry is pitting crop producers and a team of agriculture researchers against a formidable brown bug

Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer a cost-effective method of producing certain types of drugs

With the latest gene-editing techniques, it could be possible, although challenging, to make a tomato produce capsaicinoids

Tree defense mechanism can also be a "green factory"