Well they’ve only gone and done it. A team of Chinese scientists have published research showing that they have used “gene editing” techniques to manipulate the DNA of a human embryo. Rumours had ...

17:31, Tue, Apr 9, 2019 Updated: 17:44, Tue, Apr 9, 2019 The global rise of genetic engineering is unavoidable and people need to look ahead to the future and be aware of the consequences that come ...

Genetic modification has given us the potential to make humankind stronger, faster, and more resilient to disease. But each artificial enhancement humanity makes carries the risk of generating a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is "essential" that the genetic modification of human embryos is allowed, says a group of scientists, ethicists and policy experts. A Hinxton Group report says editing the genetic code of early ...

Butterflies 'steal’ the genes of wasps to make them more resistant to disease , scientists have found, in first evidence of natural genetic modification in the animal kingdom. Although campaigners ...

Type 1 diabetes can be controlled by injecting insulin. The extra insulin allows the glucose to be taken up by the liver and other tissues, which results in cells receiving the glucose they need, and ...