A tiny molecular syringe with bizarre origins could overhaul one of the thorniest problems in medicine: getting drugs to their target destinations inside the...

With a massive beak, googly eyes, rotund body, and disproportionately small feathered tail, the dodo is iconic for all the wrong reasons. The flightless...

As technology advances and starts to push the idea of designer babies from the realm of science fiction into reality, concern is rising around...

Ten years ago, a little-known bacterial defense mechanism skyrocketed to fame as a powerful genome editor. In the decade since, CRISPR-Cas9 has spun off...

Companies partnering to develop CO2-derived protein ingredients for food applications, using Arkeon’s carbon conversion process TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading...

We all imagine better versions of ourselves. Smarter. More attractive. Physically nimble to rock the dance floor, conquer martial arts, or run that ultramarathon....

A new cancer therapy is a match made in heaven.On one side is CRISPR, the gene-editing technology that’s taken genetic engineering by storm. The...

For many, Kickstarter is synonym for crowdfunding and such a move shows the way for the future.

Thanks to gene therapy and optogenetics—a neuroscience game-changer that relies on light to control neurons—a previously blind man can now partially see the...

This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Oxitec says its technology will combat...

This time last year we were commemorating the end of a decade and looking ahead to the next one. Enter the year that...

Here’s the announcement of the new blockchain education program with the Massachusetts state government. It’s a big deal. We have a vision for where...