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Genetic testing paves way for juicier, larger tomatoes and eggplants
The genetic duplicates, or paralogs, played a crucial role in shaping traits such as flowering time, fruit size, and shape.
Genome editing technique enables partial inhibition of gene function in crops
Researchers at Kumamoto University have successfully executed a practical trial of a new genome-editing technique that allows ...
Mammoth De-Extinction a 'Step Closer' As Geneticists Create Woolly Mouse
The team at genetics and biotech firm Colossal Biosciences have imbued rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and ...
Phys.org on MSN9d
Scientists discover genes to grow bigger tomatoes and eggplants
Johns Hopkins scientists say the innovation could bring 'new fruits, foods, and flavors' to an expanded global agricultural ...
Discover Magazine on MSN2d
CRISPR Eliminates Targeted Tumors by 50 Percent
Learn more about how a research team has successfully used CRISPR gene editing in the fight against cancer.
Gene-edited ‘woolly mouse’ is big step in bringing back mammoth, Texas startup says
Colossal Biosciences, a Texas tech startup best known for its goal to resurrect the extinct woolly mammoth, has created genetically engineered mice with “mammoth-like traits,” it announced on March 4.
CRISPR cuts gene from head and neck cancers through direct injection—50% of tumors eliminated in animal models
Researchers from Tel Aviv University utilized CRISPR to cut a single gene from cancer cells of head and neck tumors—and ...
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For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered ... genetic engineering from the discovery of DNA to today’s gene-editing technology. We were founded as an independent nonprofit ...
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Mice have been genetically engineered to look like mammoths
On March 4th Colossal Biosciences, a company trying to revive long-gone species, announced that they had genetically ...