Humans have long experimented with nature, bending evolution to serve aesthetics, science, and curiosity. Some animals have ...

Historically, turning invisible was considered the stuff of wizardry and spells. More recently, physicists have also looked ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

In a world-first, Chinese researchers have successfully transplanted a genetically engineered pig liver into a living human, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Placing edited genes in competition within humans could yield quicker results and reduce the cost of adoptive ...

Putting the uniquely human version of a certain gene into mice changed the way that those animals vocalized to each other, suggesting that this gene may play a role in speech and language. Mice make a ...

What if you could screen embryos for diseases before they became babies? What if you had the power to choose the traits your baby would have? Would you use it? These practically polar opposite ...

Françoise Baylis is affiliated with the International Science Council, the UNESCO World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) and the Royal Society of Canada. Update ...

After receiving the porcine organ in January, Tim Andrews lived with the kidney for 271 days, a world record, according to ...