Genetics

Scientific progress, demographics, geopolitics and the decline of Christianity are weakening our moral defences against the misuse of genetics

WHEN Celenise Mahmood first learned about two new gene therapies that could cure sickle-cell disease, she felt a wave of relief. 

INVITAE, a genetic-testing company with backers including SoftBank Group and Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management, has filed for bankruptcy as the DNA testing industry struggles to regain investor ...

Metagenomi Technologies, a genetic medicines company backed by Bayer Healthcare and Moderna, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States on Friday (Jan 5).

From a young age, children start to have ideas about their future occupations. When they reach their twenties, they contemplate their dream careers. Years later, a lot of them may consider a mid-caree...

Patricia Piccinini’s hyper-realist sculptures imagine human beings bonding with cyborgs and genetically modified creatures 

Two years into the pandemic, a Covid mystery remains.

[PARIS] Scientists have used Crispr gene-editing technology to successfully block the transmission of the Sars-CoV-2 virus in infected human cells, according to research released Tuesday that could pa...

[GENEVA] The World Health Organization published a slew of recommendations on Monday on how to ensure gene editing research is used for the public good and does not get out of hand.