DESPITE a one per cent decrease in the overall numbers of animals used in experiments, new Home Office statistics raise concerns over a rise in the use of genetically modified (GM) animals. It is ...

Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first ...

Genetically modified animals are going to play a vital role in our battle against diseases such as foot and mouth and sleeping sickness, according to a report produced by the UK's Royal Society. The ...

Tardigrades can survive the vacuum of space, zero temperatures and radiation – and their DNA may be the missing link to long-distance space travel. Experts believe the creature's DNA could be used to ...

Kidneys from a pig have been successfully transplanted into a human body (Credits: UAB / SWNS) Surgeons have transplanted two kidneys from a genetically modified pig into a human in a world first. The ...

Genetically modified animals are increasingly common, from glowing aquarium fish to mosquitoes edited to carry a particular gene. A new technique could help to monitor such animals when they escape ...

A genetically modified (GM) salmon has become the first GM animal in the world to be approved for human consumption – but it will not have to be labelled as “GM food”. The US Food and Drug ...

A Home Office report revealed that more than 3.6 million scientific procedures involving animals were carried out in the UK during 2009. Of these, just 48% involved genetically "normal" animals. The ...

Detractors say it will leave poison on our dinner plates and spoil the marine environment. Its proponents, meanwhile, argue that a genetically modified salmon could help preserve the oceans and feed ...

Researchers have used genome editing to generate hornless cattle, which then pass on the trait to their offspring. The absence of the horns means they cannot use them to injure other animals - or, ...

Hormones have been present in milk and dairy products for decades. However, recent investigations have shown that the hormones injected into animals in the meat trade have a biological effect on ...