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.

Exposure to the body’s humidity causes a film of the microbes to change shape, opening flaps in the garment to allow for increased airflow.

See the bacteria-powered, breathable clothing made by former MIT researcher Wen Wang and colleagues.

Slight sequence differences confound target sites in precision genome-editing, a study shows.

Two research teams develop tools for tinkering with a bacterial genus prominent in human guts.

Genetically engineered "disco bacteria" sense and respond to different colors of light, creating both stunning art in the culture dish and new possibilities for synthetic biology.