genetic engineering, genetics & genomics

The genetically modified bacteria spark an RNAi response in the parasite that leads to self-destruction—and perhaps a path to combatting colony collapse disorder.

The biotech Oxitec had released the genetically engineered insects with the hope that they would breed with wild populations and produce offspring that die young. But that’s not always happening.

The fast-growing fish can now be raised and sold in the US, although it’s likely to be some time before the product hits the market.

The large-scale experiments aim to test how the technology would fare in the wild, if deployed to knock down populations of the pests.

Risks that pertain to all manner of new crops are often misattributed to genetic engineering. This distorts the public’s view of the technology.

Unlike judges in the European Union, a government panel in Japan says transgenic modification and genome editing are not the same.

Scientists have engineered swine that pollute less, fend off disease, and produce more meat, but you won’t find them outside experimental farms . . . yet.

The new technique uses an enzyme found in vertebrate immune systems to attach nucleotides to a growing strand.  

Brain organoids engineered to carry the genetic material could reveal how our brains are similar to and different from those of our closest relatives.

Researchers used the genome sequence of Artemisia annua to boost the plant’s production of artemisinin.

Restrictions will remain on transgenic plants, which contain artificially inserted genes from other species.

In chapter 5, “The Technology Ticket,” contributing author Uris Baldos urges acceptance and investment in “precision agriculture” to provide for a burgeoning global population.

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Plantings of non-GM refuges counter the development of resistance.

The EPA is now in charge of regulating the use of Oxitec’s strain of Aedes aegypti, genetically engineered to reduce populations of the insects.

In lab populations of genetically engineered mosquitoes, mutations arose that blocked the gene drive’s spread and restored female fertility.

Researchers explore genetic engineering to produce super-tough fibers.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has genetically engineered a silkworm to spin spider silk, which might be used for futuristic products.

Researchers use base-editing to swap out an erroneous nucleotide responsible for a potentially life-threatening blood disorder.