Shondra Pruett-Miller has taken many paths in her career with her love of genome editing always as a guiding light.

Scientists transferred light-harvesting proteins into yeast for the first time, shining a light on the past lives of eukaryotic cells.

Genetic engineering pioneer Kevin Esvelt’s work highlights biotechnology’s immense potential for good—but also for catastrophe.

p53 is possibly the most important protein for maintaining cellular function. Losing it is synonymous with cancer.

Most of the human induced pluripotent stem cells stored at major cell line repositories and used in research harbor thousands of DNA errors, a study finds, highlighting the need for improved quality control measures.

Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.

Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.

Bioengineered bacteria sneak past solid tumor defenses to guide CAR T cells’ attacks.

With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.

Standing at the cornerstone of genetic research, Cre-loxP recombination serves as molecular scissors for precisely manipulating the genome.