Learn how engineered hookworms produced toxin-fighting antibodies inside animal hosts, opening the door to a new kind of long ...

In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic ...

A GENETICALLY modified worm could deliver essential treatment inside your body for IBS or diabetes, research has suggested.

New York researchers took healthy human embryos and successfully modified their genetic code by focusing on a single letter.

Researchers have genetically engineered a marine microorganism to break down plastic in salt water. Specifically, the modified organism can break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a plastic used ...

Researchers genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of chemicals or energy intensive processing. Researchers at the University of Maryland ...

The use of genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture remains contentious, especially in Europe. According to surveys, many people fear that these could have negative effects for human health and ...

The US could soon be swarming with genetically altered mosquitoes after the Environmental Protection Agency approved a plan to test the insects. It is hoped the new altered mosquitoes will ward off ...

NEAR BLACKSBURG, Va. — It's a crisp, clear winter day as I drive down a winding two-lane road through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in southwest Virginia and turn onto an unmarked gravel ...

When you hear the phrase "genetically modified food" (GMO), what picture comes to mind? Are there scientists peering over a petri dish? Or is it the grotesque image of a strawberry photoshopped onto a ...

Those who voted in favor believe that, as long as there are no more than twenty mutations, the food is not genetically ...