Although Cas12f proteins benefit from compact size for delivery, their gene-editing activity remains limited. By adding an N-terminal α-helix to Cas12f, we created hpCasMINI, hpOsCas12f1, and ...

GEN provides the latest news and information on genetic engineering and biotechnology including analysis, features, webinars, podcasts, and more. GEN has retained its position as the premier ...

Genetic engineering is tricky business. Its potential for good, for bad, and for unintended consequences is almost unlimited. How do you realize the good while avoiding the bad? A war has been ...

As Gods. By Matthew Cobb. Basic Books; 464 pages; $35. Published in Britain as “The Genetic Age” ; Profile Books; £25 In 2018 He Jiankui, a Chinese biologist, made headlines around the world ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it halted all new clinical trials that entail sending Americans’ ...

Touching Base is the dynamic podcast series from the editors of GEN. Each episode features a rotating case of senior editors—including John Sterling, Kevin Davies, Julianna LeMieux, Alex ...

A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken. A growing number of US brewers are now using GM yeast to make their beers. Gene-edited food can ...

The annual Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) wrapped up on Sunday (June 1) which saw the participation of 47 countries, including 40 minister-level delegates. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng look at the main ...

The debate on whether the ivory-billed woodpecker is actually extinct may be ongoing, but a genetic engineering company is aiming to restore the fabled species to its natural habitat. In 2021 ...