In a high-security lab in Italy, scientists have launched a large-scale experiment to genetically modify mosquitoes with an end goal of potentially eradicating malaria in Africa.
The science does not support the idea that we can alter a child's DNA to ensure certain health and intelligence outcomes.
The agency's new plan retains several key limitations on animal biotechnology, despite language promoting innovation.
Children suffering from Rett Syndrome may have found hope in a drug combination that could potentially reverse disease symptoms by adjusting natural cellular functions.
It's become too late to ask whether or not we should edit the human germline; we can now only ask how the experiments will proceed.
How scientists are fighting malaria and dengue fever by turning disease-carrying bugs into their own worst enemies.
Rejiggering dairy goats to make their milk provide a diarrhea-preventing protein could save children's lives around the world.
