We may be able to rely on pigs for life-saving transplants in the near future. A team of Japanese scientists say they've developed pigs with genetically modified organs for human transplants. The pigs ...

'This is the real beginning of gene therapy', Prof Robin Lovell-Badge of London’s Francis Crick Institute said SCIENTISTS will genetically modify humans for the first time in Europe after being given ...

Two kidneys from a genetically-modified pig have been transplanted into the body of a human. The transplanted organs were able to carry out the functions of kidneys once in the human body, scientists ...

The protein, extracted from rice plants containing human genes, could be used in hospitals to treat burns victims and help patients who have suffered severe blood loss. The scientists behind the ...

You’ve heard of GM crops, but GM babies could be born in the UK as soon as next spring. Parliament is poised to vote on whether a new form of IVF treatment, which uses DNA from three parents, will ...

Chinese scientists have edited the genomes of human embryos for the first time, confirming a storm of rumors and igniting an ethical debate. Researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, ...

Genetically modified pig hearts have been transplanted into humans in a breakthrough that could pave the way for more trials and tackle an organ shortage facing doctors. In the past month, researchers ...

China's Dr Frankensteins are 'on a path to eugenics' as they tinker with the genetic code of animals - and we could be next CHINESE scientists who are cloning canines to create mutated “superdogs” are ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday approved the sale of genetically modified salmon for human consumption. Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Federal regulators cleared the way for a genetically ...

On Thursday the fertility regulator will decide whether to grant permission to the Francis Crick Institute to genetically edit human embryos Human embryos could be genetically modified for the first ...

SCIENTISTS will genetically modify humans for the first time in Europe after being given the go-ahead for a DNA-splicing therapy. Swiss-based biotech company Crispr Therapeutics hope to find a way of ...