A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian influenza continues to spread around the world.
Tag: Genetic Engineering
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The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?
Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.
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Meet the Climate-Defying Fruits and Vegetables in Your Future
Hot-weather cherries, drought-resistant melons and six other crops in the works that could change how we eat in a fast-warming world.
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Genetically Modified Pig’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient
The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery.
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Ian Wilmut, Scientist Behind Dolly the Sheep, Is Dead at 79
Dr. Wilmut led a team of scientists in Scotland that, in 1996, cloned a mammal for the first time, a feat of genetic engineering that shocked the world.