An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...

Animals that have had genes artificially added or removed from their DNA are described as genetically modified. How were the genes inserted into the cow genome? Artificial DNA, also known as ...

Boris Johnson’s government will push ahead with legislation to allow the gene editing of animals and crops in a bid to improve Britain’s agricultural productivity. The Genetic Technology (Precision ...

Gene editing is a form of genetic modification and is the process by which the DNA sequence of an organism is modified or deleted. This is normally carried out to obtain desirable effects, such as the ...

India's first gene-edited sheep recently turned a year old and researchers who developed it say it's doing well. Born on 16 ...

These gene-edited tomatoes with added vitamin D could be sold in supermarkets in England The law in England has changed to allow gene-edited food to be made and sold - but what is gene-editing? Well, ...

Crops directly feed us or animals we keep for food. They are commonly cereals, fruit and vegetables. We can change (or modify) crops in two key ways - selective breeding and genetic modification. For ...

India’s first gene-edited sheep, Tarmeem, has turned one. Scientists believe this milestone could boost animal science studies as well as India’s meat production future ...

A leading expert on human gene engineering has warned of what might happen if advances in the area are not brought under control. As the power of gene editing becomes more advanced, ideas that once ...

As the power of gene editing becomes more advanced, ideas that once seemed like science fiction are rapidly becoming a possibility. Now, a leading expert on human gene engineering has warned of what ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...