A new study by UK scientists reveals that a genetically created herpes-based virus is an effective remedy against skin cancer. This virotherapy raises life expectancy for patients with aggressive melanoma and has fewer side effects than other treatments. The worldwide study, which was led by the Institute of Cancer Research in the UK and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, says that an... 

The world’s first monkeys with genes modified through a DNA engineering method known as Crispr/Cas9 were born in a lab. The scientific breakthrough by Chinese researchers could become a cornerstone for research and prevention of human genetic disorders. Researchers at Nanjing Medical University and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Primate Biomedical Research in Kunming in China have created two genetically... 

Hundreds of demonstrators across Japan took to the streets to protest against Monsanto. Thousands of activists around the world are rallying against Monsanto, the biotechnology giant accused of genetically engineering agriculture and food while turning a blind eye to their potentially deadly health ramifications. Organized by the ‘March Against Monsanto’ movement, about 200,000 are expected... 

Genetically engineered wheat contains an enzyme suppressor that, when consumed by humans, could cause permanent liver failure and death. That’s the warning issued today by molecular biologist Jack Heinemann of the University of Canterbury in Australia. Heinemann has published an eye-opening report that details this warning and calls for rigorous scientific testing on animals before this crop is... 

A .22 calibre bullet hitting but not breaking the "bulletproof" skin. Scientists working on a bio-art project to create bulletproof skin are using genetically engineered goat and silkworms to make a strong material for artificial tendons and ligaments. After their bio-art project for the creation of a bulletproof skin, Randy Lewis and his colleagues are planning to use the same bioengineering...